Video in land dispute case shows Pa. trooper interact with Gov. Shapiro’s neighbor

A newly released video obtained by NBC10 shows an interaction between troopers with Pennsylvania State Police and Gov. Josh Shapiro’s neighbors amid a dispute over land in Montgomery County.

The video was taken in mid-October, 2025, and shows a trooper tell Shapiro’s neighbors that he is recording their interaction.

A recent lawsuit brought by Shapiro’s neighbors, Jeremy and Simone Mock, states that Shapiro initially sought to purchase or lease a part of the property owned by his neighbors that ran adjacent to his Abington property in order to build a security fence. But after negotiations between Shapiro and the Mocks fell through, the governor claimed ownership of the property he had sought to purchase.

The Mocks claim that Shapiro then began treating their property as his own by planting trees and having State Troopers patrol there.

The Mocks are claiming that Shapiro violated their constitutional rights and are seeking access to their property as well as other damages, according to the lawsuit.

However, Shapiro countersued the Mocks on Monday, Feb. 9 and said the Mocks never had ownership of the land in dispute and that Shapiro owns the land because he has maintained it for two decades.

October’s video raises questions for Republican Sen. Jarrett Coleman who is the chair of the Senate Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

In December, his committee voted along party lines to subpoena records from the State Police regarding taxpayer-funded security improvements at the governor’s Abington home.

Sen. Coleman said that the body camera footage from October was not supplied through those subpoenas and now he wants to know why.

NBC10 asked State Police about the existence of the body worn camera footage and if it will be supplied to the Senate committee but they did not respond to the specific questions we asked.

“This dispute over a small piece of the Shapiro’s backyard has been turned into a shameless political stunt by the neighbors and members of the Republican State Senate who are now attacking the Pennsylvania State Police and threatening, harassing and exploiting the Shapiro’s legitimate security issues,” the governor’s office wrote in a statement to NBC10 on Friday.