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Journalist hit with pepper ball, sprayed with chemical irritant while covering protest in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 22, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Ross Mosier (Kualdom Creations)

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

Omaha police detain journalist during protest, refusing to believe he is media

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Jazari Kual (Kualdom Creations)

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

Journalist detained by Omaha police for covering protests after curfew

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Michelle Renne Leach (Freelance)

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

Equipment Seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Freelance journalist caught up in a wave of arrests in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Megan Feeney (Freelance)

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

Police search journalist’s bag and detain three other journalists in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Reece Ristau (Omaha World-Herald)

Equipment Seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

KMTV journalists caught up in arrests in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Jon Kipper (KMTV-TV)

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

Omaha news anchor detained by police, shoved by National Guard while covering protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Maya Saenz (KMTV-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

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