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Filmmaker Drew Burbridge beaten, pepper sprayed and arrested by St. Louis police

Incident Details

Updated On: November 19, 2021
Date of Incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Case number: 4:17-cv-02482
Targets: Drew Burbridge (Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 17, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 18, 2017: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: September 17, 2017
Release Date →: September 18, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Filmmaker Jennifer Burbridge pepper sprayed and arrested by St. Louis police

Incident Details

Updated On: November 19, 2021
Date of Incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Case number: 4:17-cv-02482
Targets: Jennifer Burbridge (Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 17, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 18, 2017: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: September 17, 2017
Release Date →: September 18, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Vocativ journalist charged with rioting in Washington, D.C.

Incident Details

Updated On: September 17, 2021
Date of Incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Evan Engel (Vocativ)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 21, 2017: Charges pending

Jan. 27, 2017: Charges dropped
Release Date →: January 21, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1

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

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

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 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 →: Cellphone, 1

Camera, 2
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Shay Horse arrested at Trump inauguration protest

Incident Details

Updated On: April 26, 2021
Date of Incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:17-cv-01216
Targets: Shay Horse (Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 21, 2017: Charges pending

Feb. 1, 2017: Charges dropped
Release Date →: January 21, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Journalist arrested, cameras seized while covering protests in Washington, D.C.

Incident Details

Updated On: April 14, 2021
Date of Incident: August 13, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:21-cv-00116
Targets: Kian Kelley-Chung (Freelance)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Aug. 14, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 14, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: August 14, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1

Camera, 2
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Photographer arrested while covering protest at LA’s Echo Park Lake

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vern Evans (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Mar. 26, 2021: Charges pending

Apr. 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Independent journalist charged with failure to disperse while reporting at Echo Park Lake demonstration

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Steven Gute (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Mar. 26, 2021: Charges pending

Apr. 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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