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LA Times reporter among multiple journalists detained while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: James Queally (Los Angeles Times)

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

L.A. Taco reporter detained while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lexis-Olivier Ray (L.A. Taco)

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

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

Knock LA reporter arrested while covering Echo Park protest, charged with failure to disperse

Incident Details

Updated On: May 9, 2022
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:22-cv-03106
Targets: Jonathan Peltz (Knock LA)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

Spectrum News 1 reporter detained while covering protest at LA’s Echo Park

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Kate Cagle (Spectrum News 1 SoCal)

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

Reporter for Knock LA arrested with colleague while covering Echo Park protest in LA

Incident Details

Updated On: May 9, 2022
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:22-cv-03106
Targets: Kate Gallagher (Knock LA)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

While documenting LA’s Echo Park protest, videographer arrested, charged with failure to disperse

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (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
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Independent photojournalist detained while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Ashley Balderrama (Independent)

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

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

Independent photojournalist hit with rubber bullets while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Christian Monterrosa (Independent)

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

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