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Freelance journalist suing after being arrested and placed in isolation while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated On: July 29, 2022
Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01106
Targets: Cory Elia (Freelance)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Assault: assault of a police officer

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 8, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 8, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 8, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting arrest

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 8, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: July 1, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1

Press identification, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Police aggressively seized journalist’s press pass amid Manhattan protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Lachlan Cartwright (The Daily Beast)

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

Equipment Seized →: Press identification, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

NYPD arrests photojournalist, charges him with disorderly conduct

Incident Details

Updated On: August 5, 2021
Date of Incident: February 11, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-06610
Targets: Amr Alfiky (ABC News)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: New York Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Feb. 11, 2020: Charges pending

May. 17, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Press identification, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist arrested while covering climate demonstration, equipment seized

Incident Details

Updated On: July 15, 2019
Date of Incident: June 22, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Michael Nigro (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: New York Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

Jun. 22, 2019: Charges pending

Jul. 15, 2019: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1

Press identification, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

California Highway Patrol officer stops local radio host, seizes his press pass

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 20, 2018
Location: Montecito, California
Targets: Marcus Victor (KZAA lp 96.5 FM)

Government agency or public official involved →: California Highway Patrol

Equipment Seized →: Press identification, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement