The purge of his inner circle by social media influencer turned prisoner Lane Myers continued over the weekend as YouTuber Blue Line Transparency announced that Myers demanded he remove all interviews he had done with the inmate and Myers may be losing longtime spokesperson Andrea “Illuminate the Dark” Dotson this week due to a criminal trial.
Blue Line Transparency wrote:
Lane Myers has asked that I remove the videos I made about him.
I consider Lane a friend. However, my principles are more important to me than ANY friendship. The constitutional issues raised by his case extend far beyond one individual. They affect the rights of every American, whether they realize it or not. I believe the legal positions being advanced by Arizona prosecutor Rachel Stiles threaten long-established First Amendment protections, and I cannot simply remain silent in the face of that.
With that said, I have decided to partially honor Lane’s request—but only under certain conditions.
I will not remove content that I independently created, except for recordings of private conversations between Lane and me. Those will conditionally remain offline out of respect for his wishes.
I also will not stop expressing my own views about this case or the broader constitutional issues it raises. Others have been free to publicly advocate the opposing viewpoint, and I intend to exercise the same right.
For now, I’ve set the remaining videos to stay private until automated publication following Lane’s probation violation hearing. August 12, 2026 at midnight.
My willingness to keep those videos private beyond that date is conditioned on Lane remaining out of custody after the hearing. If that condition is met, I will continue evaluating the appropriate path forward.
I’m open to having a recorded and publicly available telephone meeting with Rachel Stiles to discuss a path forward.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the principles of free speech and the peaceful redress of grievances throughout this case.
Blue Line Transparency is the latest YouTuber to remove interviews that they’ve done with Myers since he was taken into custody last month after allegedly violating his probation for felony convictions last year.
Others who have purged their recent interviews with Myers include Dotson’s Illuminate the Dark Channel, Zachary “Liberty Troll” Kueker and 857 Tucson.
Dotson is reportedly facing trial today on charges of Assault- 4th Degree – Pursuant To Subdivision (6) and Resisting/Interfering With Arrest, Detention Or Stop in Greene County, Missouri.
According to the probable cause statement, Dotson was allegedly highly intoxicated and sleeping outside in January when police approached her for a well-being check. According to the police report that Dotson released Sunday night, she was in her home watching TV when police arrived.
She allegedly grabbed an officer with their shoulder strap and shoved the officer with both hands. Afterwards, she is described as continuing to struggle with officers as they took her into custody.
The fourth-degree assault charge with the special victim may be punishable up to one year in county jail and or a fine between $1000.00 to $2,000.00. The Resisting charge is also punishable up to a year in jail and a fine.
If Dotson is convicted, her departure would leave a gaping hole in Myers’ group of friends and associates who are helping him while he’s been incarcerated in the Pima County Adult Detention Center for most of the past month.
Dotson has been his primary contact while he has been incarcerated and has been responsible for putting money on his prison tablet and arranging interviews with others in the auditing community.
While Myers had claimed that she had been banned from contacting him while he was in the Pima County Adult Detention Facility, it appears that situation has been resolved.
Dotson addressed the post removals on her YouTube community page:
My illumination is on pause.
New developments are hitting close to home & I’m having to step back for a little bit as to not affect those close to me.
My whole goal was to shed some light on the darkness I’ve seen but unfortunately the darkness is very VERY deep & my 175sub lumens isn’t penetrating & the darkness is enveloping.
This isnt the end or even close to it, its a pause to strengthen & proceed. I WILL BE BACK.
Lane needs all of us to come together for him, with love, support & unfortunately monetary. We have 9 short days before the gavel strikes on whats next.
Give Send Go is a huge need.
Tablet services is a huge need. You can always send money my way & Ill put it all to tablet so you dont have to. I have an account so its very easy for me to do it.
She followed it up with a second post about her January arrest:
I HAVE MADE IT, I HAVE HATERS!! Im gonna clear the air for ME, NOT LANE MYERS. As much as the Haters don’t want, WE ARE SEPARATE!! My last post was directly for my postings of Lane Myers, NOT ME. Haters came in & I DID delete cuz they want to post stuff they got off public record which is their right but I WILL BE THE ONE TO CLARIFY.
JAN 25TH we had a big snow storm in the Midwest. My oldest son’s father’s birthday was the day before & he was battling a life taking disease for years & declining rapidly. I CHOSE to drink responsibly from the comfort of my home & got depressed from drinking a depressant & my husband got scared when I went outside in the snow, admiring the beauty, no wind, clear sky. I then came inside & started working on the last of the 3 snow vests I’ve already crocheted for my 3 dogs. The sheriff deputies that arrived WITH NO BODY CAM was going to leave until my minor son came out from his room with deputies present. I told my son, go to your room & one deputy Kruger decided to say ‘hey, come talk to me’ & I got off the couch & proceeded to head to the room that Kruger wanted to speak with my minor son stating ‘I dont want you to talk to my minor son’. Deputy Jordan decided to step infront of me as I walked to my kitchen creating a body collision & immediately tried to take me to the ground. They held me for 24hrs & released me cuz the prosecutors hadn’t filed anything yet. I’m facing 2 misdemeanors, 4th degree assault on a special victim (law enforcement) & Resisting arrest. My Bench Trial is tomorrow Aug 3 @130p
KEY NOTES!
I was drinking in my own home! My bootlicking hubby called the cops & learned his lesson! I was crocheting on my couch when they arrived WITHOUT Bodycam! I was expressively telling them they cant talk to my minor son! DEPUTY JORDAN stepped in front of me in motion & caused body collision & immediately took me to the ground! My oldest sons dad passed away 2 weeks later!
If I can post my hearing I will but im being as transparent as ever due to my haters putting me on blast without the facts. I will include the police reports & we will find out tomorrow with my Bench Trial what the judge thinks.
No one donated to Myers’ GiveSendGo account for Sunday.
SeanPaul “Long Island Audit” Reyes won the day with $345.00 in new donations to his We the People vs. Police Union Power campaign. He was followed by Christopher “Direct D” Ruff, who brought in $64.00 to his Helpl Chris “Direct D” Ruff Get Home campaign.
Chille DeCastsro brought in $50.00 to his Help Me Defend My Constitutional Rights fundraiser and the First Amendment Protection Agency brought in $14.00 towards his ILLEGAL ARREST DEFENSE FUND!!!
No other campaigns that we follow saw donations for the day.
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