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Photojournalist assaulted, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2022
Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Tim Evans (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Freelance journalist struck by projectiles, then arrested while covering protest on Dallas bridge

Incident Details

Updated On: October 26, 2021
Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Dallas, Texas
Case number: 3:21-cv-02649
Targets: Steven Monacelli (Dallas Voice)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Dallas Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Omaha police shove, detain freelance journalist during protest

Incident Details

Updated On: January 8, 2021
Date of Incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Case number: 8:20-cv-00400
Targets: Melanie Buer (Protean Magazine)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Omaha Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

San Francisco police use search warrant to raid home, office of independent journalist

Incident Details

Updated On: May 26, 2020
Date of Incident: May 10, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Bryan Carmody (North Bay News)

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 2

Cellphone, 12

Computer, 11

Storage device, 11

Work product, 3
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: San Francisco Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal Order Type →: Warrant

Connecticut reporter arrested and briefly detained while covering demonstration

Incident Details

Updated On: October 22, 2019
Date of Incident: May 9, 2019
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Targets: Tara O'Neill

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Bridgeport Police Department
Detention Date →: May 9, 2019
Release Date →: May 9, 2019
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Denver police officers arrest journalist for taking photos

Incident Details

Updated On: September 30, 2019
Date of Incident: July 5, 2018
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Susan Greene (Colorado Independent)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Denver Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Courthouse security officer handcuffs Syracuse court reporter, seizes his phone

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 14, 2017
Location: Syracuse, New York
Targets: Douglass Dowty (Syracuse Post-Standard)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Onondaga County Courthouse Security
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Fusion video journalist pushed into wall and detained by St. Louis police

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Chris Burke (Fusion)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

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