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Independent social media reporter arrested while covering protest in Richmond

Incident Details

Updated On: June 3, 2021
Date of Incident: September 24, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Lynn Murphy (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Richmond Police Department
Charges →: Blocking traffic: obstructing free passage

Sep. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 19, 2020: Charges pending

Jun. 3, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

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

Independent journalist arrested, held for eight hours by Richmond police

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 26, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Madeleine “Molly” Conger (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Richmond Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Jul. 26, 2020: Charges pending

Sep. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Dec. 3, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: July 27, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Student reporter detained while covering Richmond protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 26, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Andrew Ringle (The Commonwealth Times)

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

Commonwealth Times editor detained while covering Richmond protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Eduardo Acevedo (The Commonwealth Times)

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

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

Times-Dispatch reporter detained while covering protests in Richmond

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Sabrina Moreno (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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

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

Student journalist pepper-sprayed, thrown to ground by law enforcement in Richmond

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 21, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Andrew Ringle (The Commonwealth Times)

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

Photojournalist attacked at scene of statue vandalism in Richmond

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 9, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 6 (WWBT NBC 12)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Public radio reporter pepper sprayed, knocked to the ground in Richmond

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Roberto Roldan (VPM News)

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

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