Photojournalist attacked, has $1,000 of gear stolen while covering Wi Spa protests in LA #LGBTQ rights #protest #robbery Show More Incident Details Date of Incident July 17, 2021 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Eric Levai (Independent) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Equipment bag, 1 Cellphone, 1 Camera equipment, 1 Protective equipment, 2
Photojournalist assaulted by rioters while covering Capitol insurrection #chemical irritant #Donald Trump #election #Election 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident January 6, 2021 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets Chris Jones (100 Days in Appalachia) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Equipment bag, 1
Freelance journalist assaulted, arrested during LA protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #chemical irritant #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Updated On May 18, 2023 Date of Incident September 8, 2020 Location Los Angeles, California Case number 2:23-cv-04917 Targets Julianna Lacoste (Freelance) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Charges → Rioting: failure to disperse Sep. 8, 2020: Charges pending Jan. 6, 2021: Charges dropped Release Date → September 9, 2020 Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1 Cellphone, 1 Equipment bag, 1 Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Camera, 1 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in full Search Warrant Obtained → No Actor who seized equipment → Law enforcement
Independent Portland multimedia journalist tackled, maced and arrested by federal agents #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #chemical irritant #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident July 27, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Grace Morgan (Freelance) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Federal Agents Charges → Assault: assault on a federal officer Jul. 27, 2020: Charges pending Jul. 27, 2020: Charges dropped Unnecessary use of force? → No Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Equipment bag, 1 Protective equipment, 1
Photojournalist struck with with projectiles, tear gassed by federal agents while covering a Portland protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #chemical irritant #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of Incident July 22, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1 Equipment bag, 1
Freelance journalist arrested while covering Portland protests, despite injunction against police #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident July 17, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Andrew Jankowski (Freelance) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Portland Police Bureau Charges → Obstruction: disorderly conduct in the second degree Jul. 18, 2020: Charges pending Sep. 1, 2020: Charges dropped Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer Jul. 18, 2020: Charges pending Sep. 1, 2020: Charges dropped Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Equipment bag, 1
North Carolina reporter assaulted, knocked out while covering mall looting #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 30, 2020 Location Fayetteville, North Carolina Targets Paul Woolverton (Fayetteville Observer) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Equipment bag, 1