St. Louis Post-Dispatch barred from publishing mistakenly released report Show More Incident Details Updated On May 1, 2024 Date of Incident May 23, 2023 Location St. Louis, Missouri Targets Katie Kull (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), St. Louis Post-Dispatch Prior Restraint Status of Prior Restraint → Dropped Mistakenly Released Materials? → Yes
Independent livestreamer, Heather De Mian, pepper sprayed by St. Louis police #Black Lives Matter #chemical irritant #court verdict #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On November 16, 2023 Date of Incident September 29, 2017 Location St. Louis, Missouri Case number 4:18-cv-01680 Targets Heather De Mian (Independent) Case Status Dismissed Type of case Civil Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter knocked to ground by police and arrested #Black Lives Matter #chemical irritant #court verdict #kettle #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On August 21, 2023 Date of Incident September 17, 2017 Location St. Louis, Missouri Case number 4:19-cv-02590 Targets Mike Faulk (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Case Status Settled Type of case Class Action Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Charges → Rioting: failure to disperse Sep. 17, 2017: Charges pending Sep. 17, 2018: Charges dropped Detention Date → September 17, 2017 Release Date → September 18, 2017 Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Bicycle, 1 Cellphone, 1 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in part Search Warrant Obtained → No
Independent video journalist assaulted, arrested in St. Louis protests #Black Lives Matter #chemical irritant #court verdict #kettle #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On August 3, 2023 Date of Incident September 17, 2017 Location St. Louis, Missouri Case number 4:19-cv-02590 Targets Demetrius Thomas (Independent) Case Status Settled Type of case Class Action Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Charges → Rioting: failure to disperse Sep. 17, 2017: Charges pending Oct. 18, 2017: Charges dropped Detention Date → September 17, 2017 Release Date → September 18, 2017 Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1 Actor → Law enforcement
Filmmaker sues St. Louis police for assault, arrest while covering protest #Black Lives Matter #chemical irritant #court verdict #kettle #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On August 3, 2023 Date of Incident September 17, 2017 Location St. Louis, Missouri Case number 4:19-cv-02590 Targets Fareed Alston (Independent) Case Status Settled Type of case Class Action Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Charges → Rioting: failure to disperse Sep. 17, 2017: Charges pending Oct. 18, 2017: Charges dropped Detention Date → September 17, 2017 Release Date → September 18, 2017 Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1 Camera equipment, 1 External battery, 1 Actor → Law enforcement
Independent filmmaker pepper-sprayed, arrested in St. Louis protests #Black Lives Matter #chemical irritant #court verdict #kettle #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On August 3, 2023 Date of Incident September 17, 2017 Location St. Louis, Missouri Case number 4:19-cv-02590 Targets Mark Gullet (Independent) Case Status Settled Type of case Class Action Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Charges → Rioting: failure to disperse Sep. 17, 2017: Charges pending Oct. 18, 2017: Charges dropped Detention Date → September 17, 2017 Release Date → September 18, 2017 Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
Independent livestreamer Jon Ziegler pepper-sprayed and arrested in St. Louis #Black Lives Matter #chemical irritant #court verdict #kettle #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On August 3, 2023 Date of Incident September 17, 2017 Location St. Louis, Missouri Case number 4:19-cv-02590 Targets Jon Ziegler (Independent) Case Status Settled Type of case Class Action Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Charges → Rioting: failure to disperse Sep. 17, 2017: Charges dropped Oct. 18, 2017: Charges dropped Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Missouri governor labels reporter a hacker, threatens criminal prosecution Show More Incident Details Updated On February 11, 2022 Date of Incident October 13, 2021 Location St. Louis, Missouri Targets Josh Renaud (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Chilling Statement