Posted on 05/08/2026 7:27:37 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — City officials have released body camera footage showing last year’s arrest of Victoria Lang from a McDonald’s in Wichita Falls, Texas. Former police officer Daniel Wilson has been indicted in connection with the case.
On August 26, 2025, former Wichita Falls Police officers Wilson and Douglas Gulley were called to the McDonald’s in response to a person refusing to leave the restroom.
At the scene, Wilson and Gulley found Victoria Lang, 21, in the bathroom. She refused to identify herself or provide identification to the officers.
The footage shows Wilson and Gulley carrying Lang out of the restroom and building, forcing her to the ground outside. While removing her bag from her, Wilson is seen forcefully putting his hand on Lang’s neck and pushing her down.
Lang tries to stand up, but Wilson pushes her back to the ground and commands her to stay down. Then, Wilson grabs her by the ankles and drags her into the parking lot to the squad car.
Gulley and Wilson then pick Lang up and put her into the back of the squad car on her stomach with her legs twisted into the figure-four hold position.
During this time, neither officer gives Lang verbal commands to move. Lang was not combative, not yelling or screaming, and not creating a scene, a report released earlier this month found.
The full 20-minute video of the arrest can be watched below:
Following her arrest, Lang had been charged with interfering with public duties and resisting arrest. Those charges have been dropped.
None of which excuses the heel-drag across the parking lot ... and you’ll notice who’s facing charges, and which charges were dropped.
The public servants did wrong.
The entire law-enforcement profession, from the FBI to the smallest small-town department, needs a thorough overhaul in recruitment, training, hiring, on-the-job training, promotion, and accountability. If (hah!) that were to happen, we’d probably end up paying more for fewer cops ... and it would totally be worth it. The same is true of judges, BTW, from SCOTUS to traffic court.
You are completely wrong and keep doubling down.
No, they wouldn’t pay more. No worries, you will be able to argue your points with our robot overlords in a few years anyway. I am sure they will be compassionate.
LOL!!!
That’s very persuasive ...
And we'll continue to get what we pay for ... until the robots take over. I'm disturbed by the number of people who seem to think that robo-justice, whether on the street or in the courtroom, is a good idea.
Legal in Texas.
I had a stop there last year for one night driving to AZ.
Very strange feeling to the city.
I know, crazy.
That must be it: note the four constables. They should have requested backup to assist them.
I was just nitpicking.
Suppose someone is in your home and refuses to leave. You attempt to escort the person out of your house to no avail. You dial 911 and those two officers respond. Are you going to tell them how to do their job? Or do you want the person off of your property?
They did what they were called to do. The young lady was playing a game without knowing the rules of the game.
I wondered if she was a member of a certain demographic. My hunch was right. Follow instructions, lose the attitude and all is good. But nooooooo. She doesn’t deserve a dime.
and the paramedics arrive to clean up the mess ... the cops will get a statement from my attorney.
The law in most, if not all States is- Refusing to provide ID when issued a trespass warning can lead to legal consequences, such as being charged with disorderly conduct or obstructing legal process.
So, if she does not identify herself, they would arrest her, as Jane Doe, where, at that point, they could search her belongings for her ID and if she does not have one, and she does not tell them, they would take her to the station. She would stay there, until she is identified. Then they would issue her, her trespass warning, once they received her info, plus any other charges.
> You may not think so, but, your driver’s license is not your property. It is the property of the State of issue. Hence, no 4th Amendment issue. <
I have trouble believing that. Because if it were true, then any cop could stop you for any reason (or for no reason at all), and demand to see your driver’s license.
I’m no constitutional scholar. So I could be wrong. But the 4A has got to mean something. No crime = no requirement to ID. Otherwise, we’re in a “papers, please” police state.
I felt they should have socked her in her obnoxious mouth. I thought they showed great restraint.
She was an obnoxious @$$ acting like a fool.
From multiple sources
Yes, officers can ask for your ID when issuing a trespass warning to ensure they are correctly identifying the person being trespassed. If you refuse to provide ID, it may lead to further legal complications.
A driver's license is not considered your personal property; it is a government-issued document that grants you the legal authority to operate a vehicle. It remains the property of the issuing authority, and can be revoked or suspended under certain circumstances. Legal Authority: While you possess the license and can use it to drive, it does not belong to you in the same way personal items do.
I watched the video. She was an obnoxious bitch, and I would have been fine with them punching her in her obnoxious mouth. She wasn't "compliant". What the hell are you talking about? She was resisting and refusing to comply every step of the way.
If charges were filed, it's because she's black, and it's routine for blacks to claim "racism" anytime they have encounters with the law.
I put no credibility into any charges filed against the officers.
I started the video expecting to see police behaving badly. What I saw is just another obnoxious hood rat acting like an @$$, and I also saw great restraint from the officers.
She deserved to get dragged out to the car. She could have got up and walked, but she wanted to be a problem.
Why bring any of that up here? None of it applies in this case.
> officers can ask for your ID. <
Thanks for the reply. I enjoy conversations here when they are polite, and there’s a bit of disagreement. I often learn something new that way.
Anyway, the word “ask” is significant there. Cops are always asking for things they have no right to demand. Then they get all offended when the request is denied
That’s when made-up secondary charges suddenly appear.
Here’s an interesting video. A grumpy old man, legally blind, is walking on a sidewalk. A passing cop mistakes his folded cane for a gun. The old man shows that it is just a cane.
The cop demands ID anyway. The old man refuses, as he did nothing wrong. The old man is arrested.
https://youtu.be/SMmiMbJeJjw?si=qs71rSPAg60HZpCx
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