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St. Louis TV reporter shot with pellet gun, suspect arrested

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 20, 2023
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Andy Banker (KTVI)

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

St. Louis TV crew shot at with pellet guns, suspect arrested

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 20, 2023
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Brian Ledford (KTVI)

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

St. Louis Post-Dispatch barred from publishing mistakenly released report

Incident Details

Updated On: May 1, 2024
Date of Incident: May 23, 2023
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Katie Kull (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: Yes

Missouri governor labels reporter a hacker, threatens criminal prosecution

Incident Details

Updated On: February 11, 2022
Date of Incident: October 13, 2021
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Josh Renaud (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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American-born Iranian journalist arrested and held as material witness in grand jury case

Incident Details

Updated On: January 24, 2019
Date of Incident: January 13, 2019
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Marzieh Hashemi (Press TV)

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The Young Turks reporter Jordan Chariton arrested in St. Louis

Incident Details

Updated On: October 4, 2018
Date of Incident: October 3, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Jordan Chariton (The Young Turks)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Oct. 4, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 4, 2018: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: October 3, 2017
Release Date →: October 4, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

The Young Turks cameraman Ty Bayliss arrested in St. Louis

Incident Details

Updated On: October 4, 2018
Date of Incident: October 3, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Ty Bayliss (The Young Turks)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Oct. 4, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 4, 2018: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: October 3, 2017
Release Date →: October 4, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Independent journalist Jon Ziegler arrested in St. Louis for second time

Incident Details

Updated On: October 4, 2018
Date of Incident: October 3, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Jon Ziegler (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Oct. 4, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 4, 2018: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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