Journalist. Alum: @HollandSentinel @MLive @CMU Bio: Co-founder of 3 kids Sapiophile Dog/fish owner, but cat obsessed Dad joke expert Nonsense rejector Work: ottawanewsnetwork.org Past work: substack.com/@sentinelleachhttps://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3mj5jgj2ccs2khttps://open.substack.com/pub/sentinelleach/p/two-js-in-a-pod-s2e14-april-8-2026?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3tbbzk10 Apr 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5jgj2ccs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3m3i3vhyj522fLatest podcast dropped! https://open.substack.com/pub/sentinelleach/p/two-js-in-a-pod-s1e34-oct-15-2025?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3tbbzk18 Oct 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3i3vhyj522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3m2csa4gy222fCheck out the latest "Two J's in a Pod." https://open.substack.com/pub/sentinelleach/p/two-js-in-a-pod-s1e33-oct-1-2025?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3tbbzk03 Oct 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2csa4gy222fhttps://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3lzqhslzi4224Check out our latest podcast where we run through the latest Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting (Hint: It was a doozie). Two J's in a Pod: S1E32 (Sept. 24, 2025) https://open.substack.com/pub/sentinelleach/p/two-js-in-a-pod-s1e32-sept-24-2025?r=3tbbzk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true26 Sep 2025 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqhslzi4224https://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3lv7ogy5dyk2lHow is Dermot Mulroney NOT playing Sam Waterston in his biopic? #AFAF30 Jul 2025 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv7ogy5dyk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3lsk7tqhcxs2qWhat could possibly go wrong? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/white-house-plans-limit-intelligence-congress-leak-iran-nuclear-rcna21532526 Jun 2025 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsk7tqhcxs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3lqd2zqq7s22pPatrick Lyoya's family speaks out about mistrial against former Grand Rapids cop Attorneys said first hearing in civil suit against Christopher Schurr is scheduled for June 17. A mistrial was declared earlier this month against Schurr. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/05/29/patrick-lyoyas-family-speaks-out-about-mistrial/83907849007/29 May 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqd2zqq7s22phttps://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3lqczanp7vs24Get the latest on Ottawa County government and the musings of 2 West Michigan journos .... https://sentinelleach.substack.com/p/two-js-in-a-pod-s1e16-may-28-202529 May 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqczanp7vs24https://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3lqbcosotls24 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 May 2025 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqbcosotls24https://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3lpae36i5x22oThe "Two J's in a Pod" podcast has made the leap to the You-yTubes! Come listen to this week's new episode and catch up on previous episodes as Mary Ellen Murphy and I sound off on Ottawa County issues and more. :) youtu.be/l1QRFMW4vMI https://youtu.be/l1QRFMW4vMI15 May 2025 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpae36i5x22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3loucvg5cj223Me explaining county government. https://x.com/buitengebieden/status/1921249743805563317?t=D87ULPoAwNDNjg4GIi739Q&s=1911 May 2025 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3loucvg5cj223https://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3lopdanfzuc2lProud of this piece. It was the first major article I did post-Gannett and boy, was it a whopper. 🥰 #journalismmatters09 May 2025 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lopdanfzuc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3lojfd4ztpc2cA Kent County jury has resumed deliberating a second-degree murder charge against a former Grand Rapids police officer accused of fatally shooting a Black motorist in 2022. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/05/06/christopher-schurr-patrick-lyoya-trial-shooting-jury-verdict/83470671007/06 May 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojfd4ztpc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3lo7cnwmwi22gFormer cop who shot Black motorist in Grand Rapids believed he had no choice Christopher Schurr, who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya, testified in his own defense Friday. He said believed without shooting, "I wasn’t gonna go home." https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/05/02/christopher-schurr-trial-patrick-lyoya-testimony-grand-rapids/83410207007/02 May 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7cnwmwi22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3lo5hlmu3a224Day 4 wrap-up: Defense attorneys for Christopher Schurr, who is on trial for fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya, put two current captains on the stand, along with an expert. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/05/01/former-grand-rapids-cop-followed-training-protocol-before-shooting-witnesses/83396547007/01 May 2025 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo5hlmu3a224https://bsky.app/profile/onnleach.bsky.social/post/3lo2y4kd7vk2lNot to be insensitive, but this is an interesting case, legally speaking. Christopher Schurr is on trial for second-degree murder for the death of Patrick Lyoya after a traffic stop in 2022. Two use-of-force experts testified. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/04/30/christopher-schurr-patrick-lyoya-trial-grand-rapids/83371828007/30 Apr 2025 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:hbf2vf7eus3e7yi2v67kehsx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2y4kd7vk2l