Jay Dobyns was hired by ATF on a Monday in 1987. 4 days later he was shot point-blank in the back by a criminal suspect. The bullet travelled through his lung and exited his chest. He was 26 years old.
While in the hospital, he rejected offers from attorneys who promised millions of dollars in a lawsuit against his agency.
He rushed back to work and for the next 27 years, enthusiastically accepted every dirty and dangerous assignment possible. Some days he succeeded, on others he failed, but all he ever wanted to do was to defend and protect people who couldn’t, or wouldn’t, do that for themselves. Every morning when his alarm clock went off he was excited to investigate violent crime on behalf of the American public.
Death threats mounted from street criminals. At a point in time, four international crime syndicates held contracts to murder him, gang rape his wife, torture his teenage daughter and kidnap his adolescent son.
He was again shot in the back. This time not by a suspect, but by the government and executives he worked for; abandoned and marginalized, the threats and dangers ignored. Jay made that story public.
In 2008, his home was destroyed by an arsonist. Jay’s wife and kids were inside and narrowly escaped. As payback, Jay’s bosses attempted to frame him as the arsonist and thus, someone willing to murder his own family by fire.
What came next was corruption and cover-up of proportions that few would ever believe our government was capable of.
This is his true story.
While in the hospital, he rejected offers from attorneys who promised millions of dollars in a lawsuit against his agency.
He rushed back to work and for the next 27 years, enthusiastically accepted every dirty and dangerous assignment possible. Some days he succeeded, on others he failed, but all he ever wanted to do was to defend and protect people who couldn’t, or wouldn’t, do that for themselves. Every morning when his alarm clock went off he was excited to investigate violent crime on behalf of the American public.
Death threats mounted from street criminals. At a point in time, four international crime syndicates held contracts to murder him, gang rape his wife, torture his teenage daughter and kidnap his adolescent son.
He was again shot in the back. This time not by a suspect, but by the government and executives he worked for; abandoned and marginalized, the threats and dangers ignored. Jay made that story public.
In 2008, his home was destroyed by an arsonist. Jay’s wife and kids were inside and narrowly escaped. As payback, Jay’s bosses attempted to frame him as the arsonist and thus, someone willing to murder his own family by fire.
What came next was corruption and cover-up of proportions that few would ever believe our government was capable of.
This is his true story.
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Praise for Catching Hell:
"Move over Marvel and DC. Jay Dobyns is the American hero of a generation."
- Shaun Redick, Film Producer of, Get Out and BlacKkKlansman
“Jay was the most effective undercover officer to ever tape on a body wire and walk into the Devil’s trailer court.
God forbid the weak or innocent were ever bullied in his presence.”
- Louie Quinonez, ATF Agent (ret.) and author of the bestseller, Satchel Boy
“A provocative and haunting true story so prepare yourself and your heart. You will see a side of Jay that you might not have expected. How God used a little African boy, an unloved and abandoned orphan named Godsnews, to change Jay’s life.”
- Ed Harrow, Colonel, United States Air Force (ret.) and Pastor
“Jay Dobyns' undercover style is that he doesn't let adversaries know how smart he is until it's too late for them.”
- James Reed, Attorney
“Jay is a bona-fide original of the greatest variety. A black-belt of the streets, an iron-willed bad ass with a beautiful heart.”
- Christian Gudegast, Writer/Director of the film Den of Thieves
"We didn't walk down the same path in life, but we stumbled down the same dark alley.
You'll get mad and you'll cry just like I did reading his story. It's going to open your eyes to this “mystery man” and you'll be
thinking about the book long after you put it down.”
- William (Billy) Queen ATF Agent (ret.) and the bestselling author of Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent
Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang
“Jay lived the roles in life that I live to play in movies.”
- Gerard Butler, Actor, 300, Olympus/London Has Fallen, Law Abiding Citizen, Hunter Killer, Den of Thieves
“Jay Dobyns is still on the front lines of an invisible battlefield - one wrought with shame, abandonment, betrayal, and guilt. Catching Hell is an ultimate display of courage and vulnerability as Jay walks you through his personal journey of finding meaning within the suffering. It’s a disarmingly powerful work that brings peace to those struggling with the same.”
- Josh Mantz, Major, United States Army (ret.) and author of the bestseller, The Beauty of a Darker Soul
“You would think that a lifetime of putting yourself in harm’s way for the greater good against American violence
would count for something. You would be wrong.”
- Tony Scott, Director, Top Gun, Man on Fire, Déjà vu, Crimson Tide
“Not all wounds bleed and, at times, emotional wounds cut deeper than visible wounds. Jay Dobyns’ showed tremendous courage infiltrating the Hell’s Angels; however, the strength it took to confront himself is far more impressive. While Catching Hell is Jay’s story, anyone who has ever experienced trauma will relate to its healing journey and find solace in knowing that if it can affect someone as tough as Jay that we are not alone. Jay’s work as a Federal Agent was all about stopping bad people and his work with Catching Hell is all about helping good men and women understand how to navigate trauma with
hope, dignity and courage.”
- Bob Delaney, New Jersey State Trooper (ret.) and author of bestsellers, Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob and, Surviving the Shadows: Journey of Hope into Post Traumatic Stress. He is currently the Vice President of Referee Operations for the
National Basketball Association
"Jay Dobyns tells his story with the same courage and tenacity he displayed in life and as a real bad ass Undercover Agent. Catching Hell is one compelling read from a true warrior and Patriot!”
- Jack Garcia, FBI Agent (ret.) and the bestselling author of, Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family
"Catching Hell is an ass-kicking story. Not so much of investigations, many of us have those stories, but of standing up to the “slapdicks” who get in the way. Think you got balls?
Try taking on the federal government by yourself and see. Jay did.”
- Dave Behrend, ATF Agent (ret.) and star of the History Channel’s Going Under
"Retired ATF agent Jay Dobyns takes us on a surreal unbelievable career journey that reads like an action movie with many highs, lows and near death experiences. Reading this page turner will keep you on edge and make you wonder
how he or his family survived."
- Richard Carmona, Vice Admiral (ret.), 17th Surgeon General of The United States and SWAT Officer
“Jay works hard, he plays hard and his honesty saves the lives of those 1st Responders that serve even harder!"
- Sean Riley, Former Police Officer and President and Founder of Safe Call Now
"Jaybird lived to face the criminal devils, then he was forced to face the corrupt bureaucratic devils. He almost became a
devil himself, but fortunately, all the devils lost!”
- Charlie Fuller, ATF Agent (ret.), Founder and Executive Director of The International Association of Undercover Officers
“I have had the opportunity to work with many undercover operatives in my career. I can say without a doubt Jay Dobyns is one of the best! Jay has been measured and he has met the challenges, he is a man of great character.”
- Gayland Hammack, Sergeant, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (ret.)
"Move over Marvel and DC. Jay Dobyns is the American hero of a generation."
- Shaun Redick, Film Producer of, Get Out and BlacKkKlansman
“Jay was the most effective undercover officer to ever tape on a body wire and walk into the Devil’s trailer court.
God forbid the weak or innocent were ever bullied in his presence.”
- Louie Quinonez, ATF Agent (ret.) and author of the bestseller, Satchel Boy
“A provocative and haunting true story so prepare yourself and your heart. You will see a side of Jay that you might not have expected. How God used a little African boy, an unloved and abandoned orphan named Godsnews, to change Jay’s life.”
- Ed Harrow, Colonel, United States Air Force (ret.) and Pastor
“Jay Dobyns' undercover style is that he doesn't let adversaries know how smart he is until it's too late for them.”
- James Reed, Attorney
“Jay is a bona-fide original of the greatest variety. A black-belt of the streets, an iron-willed bad ass with a beautiful heart.”
- Christian Gudegast, Writer/Director of the film Den of Thieves
"We didn't walk down the same path in life, but we stumbled down the same dark alley.
You'll get mad and you'll cry just like I did reading his story. It's going to open your eyes to this “mystery man” and you'll be
thinking about the book long after you put it down.”
- William (Billy) Queen ATF Agent (ret.) and the bestselling author of Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent
Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang
“Jay lived the roles in life that I live to play in movies.”
- Gerard Butler, Actor, 300, Olympus/London Has Fallen, Law Abiding Citizen, Hunter Killer, Den of Thieves
“Jay Dobyns is still on the front lines of an invisible battlefield - one wrought with shame, abandonment, betrayal, and guilt. Catching Hell is an ultimate display of courage and vulnerability as Jay walks you through his personal journey of finding meaning within the suffering. It’s a disarmingly powerful work that brings peace to those struggling with the same.”
- Josh Mantz, Major, United States Army (ret.) and author of the bestseller, The Beauty of a Darker Soul
“You would think that a lifetime of putting yourself in harm’s way for the greater good against American violence
would count for something. You would be wrong.”
- Tony Scott, Director, Top Gun, Man on Fire, Déjà vu, Crimson Tide
“Not all wounds bleed and, at times, emotional wounds cut deeper than visible wounds. Jay Dobyns’ showed tremendous courage infiltrating the Hell’s Angels; however, the strength it took to confront himself is far more impressive. While Catching Hell is Jay’s story, anyone who has ever experienced trauma will relate to its healing journey and find solace in knowing that if it can affect someone as tough as Jay that we are not alone. Jay’s work as a Federal Agent was all about stopping bad people and his work with Catching Hell is all about helping good men and women understand how to navigate trauma with
hope, dignity and courage.”
- Bob Delaney, New Jersey State Trooper (ret.) and author of bestsellers, Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob and, Surviving the Shadows: Journey of Hope into Post Traumatic Stress. He is currently the Vice President of Referee Operations for the
National Basketball Association
"Jay Dobyns tells his story with the same courage and tenacity he displayed in life and as a real bad ass Undercover Agent. Catching Hell is one compelling read from a true warrior and Patriot!”
- Jack Garcia, FBI Agent (ret.) and the bestselling author of, Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family
"Catching Hell is an ass-kicking story. Not so much of investigations, many of us have those stories, but of standing up to the “slapdicks” who get in the way. Think you got balls?
Try taking on the federal government by yourself and see. Jay did.”
- Dave Behrend, ATF Agent (ret.) and star of the History Channel’s Going Under
"Retired ATF agent Jay Dobyns takes us on a surreal unbelievable career journey that reads like an action movie with many highs, lows and near death experiences. Reading this page turner will keep you on edge and make you wonder
how he or his family survived."
- Richard Carmona, Vice Admiral (ret.), 17th Surgeon General of The United States and SWAT Officer
“Jay works hard, he plays hard and his honesty saves the lives of those 1st Responders that serve even harder!"
- Sean Riley, Former Police Officer and President and Founder of Safe Call Now
"Jaybird lived to face the criminal devils, then he was forced to face the corrupt bureaucratic devils. He almost became a
devil himself, but fortunately, all the devils lost!”
- Charlie Fuller, ATF Agent (ret.), Founder and Executive Director of The International Association of Undercover Officers
“I have had the opportunity to work with many undercover operatives in my career. I can say without a doubt Jay Dobyns is one of the best! Jay has been measured and he has met the challenges, he is a man of great character.”
- Gayland Hammack, Sergeant, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (ret.)