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Reporter Alex Stokes charged with rioting at Trump inauguration protest

Incident Details

Updated On
September 17, 2021
Date of Incident
January 20, 2017
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Case number
1:18-cv-00120
Targets
Alex Stokes (Independent)
Case Status
Settled
Type of case
Class Action

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →
Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →
  • Rioting
    • Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending
    • Feb. 21, 2017: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Photojournalist Cheney Orr arrested at Trump inauguration protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident
January 20, 2017
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Targets
Cheney Orr (Independent)

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →
Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →
  • Rioting
    • Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending
    • Feb. 21, 2017: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in part
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Journalist Alexei Wood arrested at Inauguration protest

Incident Details

Updated On
April 25, 2023
Date of Incident
January 20, 2017
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Case number
1:20-cv-00130
Targets
Alexei Wood (Independent)
Case Status
Settled
Type of case
Civil

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →
Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Filmmaker Jahnny Lee charged with obstruction at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated On
April 27, 2018
Date of Incident
February 22, 2017
Location
Morton County, North Dakota
Targets
Jahnny Lee (Sundance Institute)

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →
Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Reporter Jack Smith IV charged with obstruction at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated On
February 1, 2018
Date of Incident
February 22, 2017
Location
Morton County, North Dakota
Targets
Jack Smith IV (Mic)

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →
Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Equipment Damage

Equipment Broken →

Journalist Tonita Cervantes arrested at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated On
December 19, 2022
Date of Incident
February 22, 2017
Location
Morton County, North Dakota
Case number
1:22-cv-00211
Targets
Tonita Cervantes (Freelance)
Case Status
Ongoing
Type of case
Civil

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →
Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →
Detention Date →
Release Date →
Unnecessary use of force? →
Yes

Assault

Assailant →
Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →
Yes
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Journalist Tracie Williams arrested at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated On
July 11, 2018
Date of Incident
February 23, 2017
Location
Morton County, North Dakota
Targets
Tracie Williams (Independent)

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →
Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

BBC journalist questioned by US border agents, devices searched

Incident Details

Date of Incident
May 18, 2017
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Targets
Ali Hamedani (BBC News)

Border Stop

Border Point →
O'Hare International Airport
Stopped at border? →
Yes
Target Nationality →
US Citizenship Status of Target →
U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →
No
Stopped Previously? →
No
Asked for device access? →
Yes
Asked to display social media? →
Yes
Asked for social media passwords? →
No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →
Unknown
Were devices searched or seized? →
Yes
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement
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