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NYPD arrests photojournalist, charges him with disorderly conduct

Incident Details

Updated On: September 8, 2023
Date of Incident: February 11, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-06610
Targets: Amr Alfiky (ABC News)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: New York Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Feb. 11, 2020: Charges pending

May. 17, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Liberty University obtains trespassing warrants against two journalists

Incident Details

Updated On: May 15, 2020
Date of Incident: April 6, 2020
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Targets: Julia Rendleman (The New York Times)

Arrest Status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting Authority →: Liberty University Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Apr. 6, 2020: Charges pending

May. 15, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Apr. 6, 2020: Pending

May. 15, 2020: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Liberty University obtains trespassing warrant against ProPublica reporter

Incident Details

Updated On: May 15, 2020
Date of Incident: April 6, 2020
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Targets: Alec MacGillis (ProPublica)

Arrest Status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting Authority →: Liberty University Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Apr. 6, 2020: Charges pending

May. 15, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Apr. 6, 2020: Pending

May. 15, 2020: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Police seize drone as photojournalist documents mass graves in New York

Incident Details

Updated On: August 18, 2020
Date of Incident: April 14, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: George Steinmetz (Freelance)

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

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: New York Police Department
Charges →: Avigation

Apr. 14, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 1, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist cited for blocking the road while covering LA homeless camp cleanup

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 7, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Glenna Gordon (The New York Times Magazine)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Blocking traffic: blocking a roadway

May. 7, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 4, 2020: Charges dropped
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

Photojournalists for Review-Journal arrested while covering Las Vegas protest

Incident Details

Updated On: November 4, 2020
Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Ellen Schmidt (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

May. 30, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 4, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: May 30, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photojournalist arrested covering Las Vegas protest

Incident Details

Updated On: October 28, 2020
Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Bridget Bennett (Agence France-Presse)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

May. 30, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 28, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: May 30, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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