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
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