10/07/2026
Trial Scheduled October 19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Andre Jacobs Calls for Independent Review Ahead of
Dauphin County trial
Public invitation focuses on disputed police evidence, body-camera records, confidential-informant questions and a 2024
residential search
HARRISBURG, Pa. | September 27, 2026
Andre Jacobs is asking journalists, legal observers, law students, civil-rights organizations and court-watchers to
independently review records related to his upcoming Dauphin County criminal trial, which is scheduled for October 19, 2026.
Jacobs says he intends to represent himself, with standby counsel.
The case involves an alleged May 2024 controlled-substance transaction described as a delivery to a confidential informant,
and a search of a residence on July 25, 2024. Jacobs says the informant’s identity has never been disclosed and that the
record has not verified the informant’s existence. He also says the Commonwealth has stated it will not call the informant as a
witness at trial. Jacobs is asking reviewers to examine the underlying record, including hearing transcripts, police reports,
body-camera policies and records, warrant materials, and court rulings.
Among the issues Jacobs has identified are differing accounts about whether a detective was present during the alleged
transaction and whether body-camera footage exists. He points to April 2025 testimony indicating that uniformed officers
wore body cameras and that footage was likely recorded, alongside a later report stating that no footage was available. The
underlying records and the parties’ positions should be reviewed in context; these questions remain disputed.
Jacobs’s request is for independent scrutiny of the documents and evidence, not for reviewers to assume that disputed
claims have been proven. He is seeking careful examination of what was recorded, what records were created or retained,
and how the search and related events were documented.
Jacobs has previously represented himself in federal civil-rights litigation. In a 2008 case, a jury initially awarded $185,000,
an amount later reduced through court rulings. A separate 2016 case known as the “Dallas 6” ended in a mistrial after the jury
deadlocked.
Members of the media and others with relevant experience in court monitoring, criminal procedure, civil rights, or evidence
review are invited to examine the available case materials and report their findings independently.
CONTACT ANDRE JACOBS:
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Create or sign in to an account, select the facility where Andre is housed, add him as a contact, then use Message → Send new message.
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