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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

WLTX reporters arrested in Columbia, S.C.

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 29, 2019
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Targets: Jenna Kurzyna (WLTX News 19)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Private security
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

South Carolina Housing Authority arrests two reporters

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 29, 2019
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Targets: Susan Ardis (WLTX News 19)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Private security
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

CNN correspondent, news crew arrested on-air while documenting Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Omar Jimenez (CNN)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Detention Date →: May 29, 2020
Release Date →: May 29, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist arrested amid protests in Lincoln, Nebraska

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Targets: Chris Dunker (Lincoln Journal Star)

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

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

BuzzFeed News journalist detained while covering Santa Monica protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Santa Monica, California
Targets: Brianna Sacks (BuzzFeed News)

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

Reporter detained while covering Oakland protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: Katie Nielsen (KPIX 5)

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

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