OC Weekly intern Frank Tristan attacked at pro-Trump rally #Donald Trump #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On April 4, 2024 Date of Incident March 25, 2017 Location Huntington Beach, California Targets Frank Tristan (OC Weekly) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Journalist Tonita Cervantes arrested at Standing Rock #environmentalism #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On March 1, 2024 Date of Incident February 22, 2017 Location Morton County, North Dakota Case number 1:22-cv-00211 Targets Tonita Cervantes (Freelance) Case Status Dismissed Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Morton County Sheriff's Department Charges → Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function Feb. 23, 2017: Charges pending Apr. 27, 2017: Charges dropped May. 25, 2017: Pending appeal Jul. 9, 2017: Charges dropped Detention Date → February 22, 2017 Release Date → February 23, 2017 Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Camera, 1 Camera lens, 1 Cellphone, 1 External battery, 1 Storage device, 14 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in full Search Warrant Obtained → No
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
Santa Clara reporter has finger broken while filming in court records room Show More Incident Details Updated On September 24, 2023 Date of Incident November 14, 2017 Location Santa Clara, California Case number 3:18-cv-07239 Targets Susan Bassi (Independent) Case Status Withdrawn Type of case Civil Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Cellphone, 1 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in full Search Warrant Obtained → No
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