1966 Graduate of Wayne High School, Wayne. WV.

1968: Graduate of Marine Corps Basic Training at Paris Island, SC

1968: Graduate Advanced Infantry Training (ITR - Camp Lajuene, NC and Camp Geiger, NC, Small

Arms and Explosives Expert classification: MOS (Military Occupational Specialty 0311, 0331 & 0341

1968: Graduate Camp Pendleton, San Diego, Advanced Infantry Training Graduate (ATR. 1968: Graduate of

Marine POW advanced infantry Training Okinawa, Japan

1968-1969: Assigned to 5th Marine Infantry Regiment, An Hoa, South Vietnam. Assigned to 3rd Battalion 5th

Marines as a Squad Leader of an Infantry company. Awarded 2 Purple Hearts, the Marine Combat Action

Medal, Vietnamese Service & Campaign Gallantry Cross and several other commendations for valor.

1970: Huntington, WV Police Department Cadet Graduate, Huntington, WV

1970: West Virginia State Police Academy Graduate

1974: Police Tactical Squad Special Crimes Training School Graduate

1976: United States Department of Justice DEA Training Graduate on Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs

1978: FBI & West Virginia State Police Training Graduate- Securing Crime Scenes, Crime Scene

Reconstruction, Collection & Preservation of Physical and Scientific Evidence.

1979: Smith & Wesson Law Enforcement Group-Physical Identification Training in Suspect Composite

Identify-Kit System.

1979 International Homicide Training Institute Graduate-sponsored by the FBI with special training in

Blood Splatter Analysis Determination.

1984: Awarded Private Investigator License in West Virginia

2013: Digital Data Recovery Clinic sponsored by the US Attorney’s Office, State Police, Secret Service, FBI,

DEA and Marshall University Forensics. Training in computer and cell phone data recovery.

2015: Study of the ANS as it relates to the "fight or flight" response when someone is encountering fear.

2025: Conference of World Health., West Palm Beach, FL. The Neuroscience of Fear and Stress, study of the

ANS and it;s respond to deadly threats. Taught by Dave Robin, MD, PhD

2013–2025 | Lane Investigations LLC
General Partner licensed in West Virginia and Kentucky.
Responsible for criminal, civil, and domestic investigations for law firms in West Virginia, Kentucky, and several other states. Investigations included murders, armed robberies, rape and sexual assaults, burglaries, drug trafficking, fraud, bank fraud, annuity fraud, Ponzi schemes, kidnappings, home invasions, assault and battery, felony child abuse, and other felonies and misdemeanors. Civil investigations included personal injury cases, wrongful deaths, auto accidents, inmate abuse in correctional facilities, and nightclub and bouncer security. Domestic investigations included child custody, child abuse, divorce, marital infidelity, domestic violence, and other related family court matters. Also conducted cell phone and computer data recovery, as well as surveillance in workers’ compensation cases.

1971–2025 | Martial Arts and Defensive Tactics Instructor
President of the World Martial Arts Federation and the Police Tactics Instructors of America.

2017–2020 | National Investments LLC
General Partner licensed to do business in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio for real estate investments.

1984–2013 | Danny Lane Inc.
West Virginia Licensed Private Investigator.

1972–2025 | Police Defensive Tactics Instructor
Responsible for training local, state, national, and international law enforcement agencies. Training included firearms, arrest and detention, takedown to handcuff and submission, defense against edged weapons, defense against handguns and long guns, and use of force continuum.

2013 | New York Tactical Association SWAT Expo
Instructor responsible for teaching local, state, and federal law enforcement in arrest and retention, use of force, handgun retention, and disarming.

2013 | Puerto Rico Police, Arecibo
Instructor of Police Defensive Tactics.

1970–1985 | Huntington Police Department
Served as Patrolman, Tactical Unit member, Drug Task Force member, SWAT member, Police Academy Instructor, Police Defensive Tactics Instructor, and Major Crimes Detective.

1971–2008 | World Martial Arts Centers & Chuck Norris Karate Studios
Owner and Operator in Huntington, West Virginia, where thousands of students trained, producing more than 1,500 Black Belts.

1997–2004 | St. Moritz Corporate Security & Investigations
Regional Director responsible for corporate and private security, supervision, and transporting diamonds from mall to mall for special shows.

1986–2000 | Executive Protection, Bodyguard, and Armed Security
Provided protection for entertainers and corporate VIPs, including Chuck Norris, Mel Geliebter, executives of RSV Sport/Lei, executives of the Sun Apparel private-label division, The Temptations, Kid Rock, and several other entertainers. Also provided armed security for diamond transports with St. Moritz Security & Investigations.

1977–1984 | Major Crime Investigations
Responsible for the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of numerous major crime cases, including homicides, attempted murders, rape, armed robbery, assaults, larcenies, burglaries, frauds, and forgeries.

1977 | U.S. Open Tae Kwon Do National Championships
Won the 1977 national championship.

1978 | FBI & West Virginia State Police Training
Training in securing crime scenes, crime scene reconstruction, and collection and preservation of physical and scientific evidence.

1979 | Smith & Wesson Law Enforcement Group
Completed physical identification training in suspect composite Identify-Kit system.

1979 | International Homicide Training Institute Graduate
Sponsored by the FBI. Completed 80 hours of specialized training in blood spatter analysis determination.

2013 | Digital Data Recovery Clinic
Sponsored by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, State Police, Secret Service, FBI, DEA, and Marshall University Forensics Program. Training in computer and cell phone data recovery (40 hours).

1980–1984 | Lead Homicide Investigator
State of West Virginia v. Tommy May. Conducted blood spatter interpretation over three trials in four years and testified as an expert in blood spatter interpretation.

1980 | Lead Homicide Investigator
State of West Virginia v. Edward Frye Jr., serial killer.

2025 | Author of The Elite Warriors

2023 | Author of American Fighter

2023 | Author of Code of Steel - The War Rages On

2023 | Author of Code of Steel - Eye for an Eye

2018 | Author of Some Gave It All – Through the Fire of the Vietnam War

Endorsed by Chuck Norris.

2017 | Author of Spy Combat Tactics Training Manual

Co-authored with CIA Officer Jason Hanson.

2018 | Author of The Reality of Combat

A guide to understanding the psychological conditioning, reaction, and consequences of real combat. Adapted by the U.S. Marine Corps and taught to Marine combat soldiers.

2008 | Author of Nightclub Security Booklet & Bouncers Security Booklet

A guide for bar security.

2013 | Author of Firearm Retention Booklet

Written for New York Police Tactical Association Expo Seminars.

1994 | Author of Black Silk Pajamas

The autobiography of the First Lady of South Vietnam.

Author | Motion Picture Screenplay: The Cutoff

Starring Michael DePasquale Jr., Joe Lewis, Keith Vitali, and Joe Hess.

Author | War Zone Police Defensive Tactics

Three-volume video series for law enforcement, military, and martial arts.

Official Karate Magazine

Law Enforcement & Military Issue

.

Tae Kwon Do Magazine

Combat Magazine

England.

Centuron Negro Magazine

Spain.

Black Belt Magazine

High Kicks Magazine

West Virginia.

Who’s Who in Martial Arts

American Martial Arts History

Karate International Magazine

Martial Arts Legends

1969 | Purple Heart Military Medal

Awarded on May 31 for wounds suffered in combat under enemy attack.

1969 | Second Purple Heart Military Medal

Awarded on June 12 for wounds suffered in combat under enemy attack.

1968–1970 | Marine Combat Action Medal

Vietnam service.

1968–1970 | Marine Vietnam Campaign Medals & Gallantry Cross

1970 | Graduate, West Virginia State Police Academy

1970 | Commendation for Bravery and Service

Awarded by West Virginia Governor Moore for service as a first responder during the Marshall plane crash.

1971 | Awarded 1st Degree Black Belt

World TKD Korean Association.

1972 | Mayor’s Medal of Bravery

Huntington Police Department.

1975 | Awarded 3rd Degree Black Belt

World TKD Korean Association.

1980 | Awarded 3rd Degree Black Belt

Awarded by Chuck Norris and UFAF.

1992 | Awarded 6th Degree Black Belt

Awarded by Chuck Norris and UFAF.

1992 | Awarded 7th Degree Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu

IFOJJ.

1995 | Awarded 7th Degree Black Belt in Judo & Jiu-Jitsu

U.S. Jiu-Jitsu Association.

1996 | Awarded 5th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do

U.S. Martial Arts Association.

2000 | Awarded 9th Degree Black Belt

Also named President of the World Martial Arts Federation USA.

2008 | Awarded Black Belt, 2nd Degree in Nihon Goshin Aikido

2012 | Sport Karate Museum Dragon Fighting Award

Awarded by the Sport Karate Museum Board.

2013 | Golden Shuto Award

Houston, Texas.

2013 | First Responder Award for Law Enforcement

Awarded by the Sport Karate Museum.

2014 | Awarded Grandmaster Rank

World Serrada Escrima Filipino Federation.

2023 | President, Police Tactics Instructors of America

2023 | Certified as 9th Dan and Expert in Police & Military Tactics

Certified by Director Antonio Sastre in Argentina.

2023 | Certified as an Advisor and Grandmaster

WUSKFO Kung Fu Organization.

2024 | Awarded 10th Degree Black Belt

Cleveland, Ohio Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

1994–2025 | Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductions

Inducted 17 times in several categories.

2024 | Appointed as an Advisor

International Sex Trafficking Task Force in the Dominican Republic.

2024 | Promoted to Level 7 Instructor in UFAF Krav Maga

By Chuck Norris.

2024 | Promoted to Master Level Instructor in Krav Maga Viper

Greece.

2024 | Awarded 8th Degree Black Belt in Hapkido

2024 | Awarded Certification in International Bodyguard & Security V.I.P. Protection

2024 | Awarded Certification as Expert in School of Kung Fu

2024 | Awarded Certification as Grandmaster

Wankan Chinese Association.

2024 | Awarded Certification as Police Tactics Expert

Argentina, South America.

2024 | Awarded Certification as Grandmaster

Chon Ji Do Cab System.

2025 | Awarded 9th Degree Black Belt in Police Tactics

USJJF.

2025 | Awarded 7th Degree Red and Black Belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu

2025 | Awarded Red Belt Grandmaster

Bushi Satori Ryu Combat Jiujitsu.

Active:

President | Police Tactics Instructors of America

Member | Agency of Law Enforcement Experts International

Defensive Tactics Instructor | New York Tactical Association

Licensed Private Investigator | West Virginia & Kentucky

Member | Fraternal Order of Police

Member | National Rifle Association

Member | Chuck Norris UFAF Federation

Member | Nihon Goshen Aikido Federation

President | World Martial Arts Federation

Member | Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

Inactive.

Member | Disabled American Vietnam Veterans

Member | United States Judo Association

Member | Chuck Norris United Fighting Arts Federation

Member | United States Jiu-Jitsu Association

Member | United States Tae Kwon Do Association

Member | United States Martial Arts Federation

Member | International Federation of Jiu-Jitsuans

Member | National Order of the Purple Heart

Member | Disabled American Veteran

1980–1984 | Lead Homicide Investigator

State of West Virginia v. Tommy May. Blood spatter interpretation across 3 trials in 4 years. Testified as an expert in blood spatter interpretation.

1980 | Lead Homicide Investigator

State of West Virginia v. Edward Frye Jr., serial killer.

2000 | Expert Crime Scene Investigator

State of West Virginia v. Ace Phelps, Wayne County, West Virginia. Small arms and ballistics.

2005–2009 | Expert Investigator

West Virginia Regional Jail inmate death use-of-force case.

Katherine A. Hoover, as the duly appointed Administrator of the Estate of Michael Tomasic, deceased, Plaintiff, v. George Trent, Administrator, North Central Regional Jail, et al., Defendants

Civil Action No. 1:07cv47, Judge Keeley.

2011 | Homicide Expert Investigator for the Defense

State of West Virginia v. Brandon Flack, Mercer County, West Virginia. Case No. 11-F-288.

2014 | Bar Security Expert

Wrongful death case in Tampa, Florida.

The Estate of Daniel Baeder v. Bobalouie’s Grille and Sports Garden, 1913 E. Bears Ave, Tampa, Florida.

2014–2016 | Lead Investigator

Investigation into the West Virginia Regional Jail Special Readiness Team (SRT). The investigation, conducted with the FBI and State Police, resulted in the SRT being terminated. Numerous lawsuits were filed and settled for excessive force by the SRT.

2015 | Digital Data Recovery Expert

Williams v. Williams, Kanawha County, West Virginia Circuit Court.

2015 | Police Excessive Force Expert

Robert Dolson v. Nitro Police Department, Kanawha County, West Virginia Circuit Court.

2015 | Expert Crime Scene Investigator

Testified in the appeal case of State of West Virginia v. Brandon Flack, Mercer County Circuit Court.

2017 | Expert Private Investigator

Certified by Kanawha County, West Virginia Judge Jim Douglas in Williams v. Williams, Civil Court.

2021 | Excessive Force Expert

The People of New York v. Officer Daniel Traum-Steinberg.

2023 | Expert Investigator

State of West Virginia v. Nicholas Turner, Logan County, West Virginia. Malicious wounding and wanton endangerment.

2023 | Expert Investigator

State of West Virginia v. Kevin Dickens, Boone County, West Virginia. Murder and counts of wanton endangerment. Boone County Case No. 22-F-28.

2023 | Expert Investigator

State of Florida v. Stephen Hammersley, New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Malicious assault with a deadly weapon. Case No. NS-230600142.

2023–2024 | Digital Data Expert / Expert Investigator

State of Kentucky v. Victor Carrington. Kidnapping. Case Nos. 20-CR-00001 and 19-CR-00023.

2024 | Use of Force Expert

State of West Virginia v. David Ross, Cabell County. Murder x3.

2024 | Digital Data Expert

State of Kentucky v. Jeremiah James. Rape.

2024 | Digital Data Expert

State of Kentucky v. Tristan Mitchell. Kidnapping and rape.

2025 | Digital Data Expert / Sex Crimes Investigator

State of Kentucky v. Jules Scott.

2025 | Expert Investigator

Mason H. Brumbach, Administrator of the Estate of Fred Henry Wild, Deceased v. Officer Shane Smith, Deputy Dennis Garito, Sergeant Cody Dean, Officer Jarett Pishotti, and Sergeant Jason Bonar

Case No. 4:24-CV-00285, United States District Court, Northern District.