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Photojournalist attacked, has $1,000 of gear stolen while covering Wi Spa protests in LA

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 17, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Eric Levai (Independent)

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

Equipment Broken →: Equipment bag, 1

Cellphone, 1

Camera equipment, 1

Protective equipment, 2

Photojournalist assaulted by rioters while covering Capitol insurrection

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Chris Jones (100 Days in Appalachia)

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

Equipment Broken →: Equipment bag, 1

Freelance journalist assaulted, arrested during LA protest

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 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

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1

Equipment bag, 1

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

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 27, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Grace Morgan (Freelance)

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

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

Equipment Broken →: Equipment bag, 1

Protective equipment, 1

Photojournalist struck with with projectiles, tear gassed by federal agents while covering a Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Freelance)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Equipment bag, 1

Freelance journalist arrested while covering Portland protests, despite injunction against police

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 17, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Andrew Jankowski (Freelance)

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

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

Equipment Broken →: Equipment bag, 1

North Carolina reporter assaulted, knocked out while covering mall looting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Targets: Paul Woolverton (Fayetteville Observer)

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

Equipment Broken →: Equipment bag, 1