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Photojournalist arrested while covering Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2022
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Stephen Maturen (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

May. 30, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 22, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

HuffPost reporter arrested while covering protest in Brooklyn

Incident Details

Updated On: September 30, 2020
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Christopher Mathias (HuffPost)

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

May. 31, 2020: Charges pending

Sep. 30, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: May 31, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Freelance journalist struck in back by police while covering protests in Brooklyn

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Phoebe Leila Barghouty (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist arrested covering Dallas protests, camera equipment seized

Incident Details

Updated On: May 23, 2022
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Dallas, Texas
Case number: 3:22-cv-01132
Targets: Christopher Rusanowsky (ZUMA Press)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Dallas Police Department
Charges →: Blocking traffic: obstructing a highway or passageway

May. 31, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: May 31, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 4
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

NBC producer, group of journalists targeted in assault by state patrol

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2022
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Ed Ou (NBC News)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

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

Equipment Broken →: Recording equipment, 1

Camera equipment, 2

Miscellaneous equipment, 1

Protective equipment, 1

Freelance journalist arrested amid Los Angeles protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Oren Peleg (Freelance)

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

Police officer strikes Unicorn Riot journalist’s phone with baton

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Christopher Schiano (Unicorn Riot)

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1

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

New York radio reporter assaulted after reporting live from looted liquor store

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Darius Radzius (1010 WINS)

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

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