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CNN producer detained in Atlanta airport

Incident Details

Updated on: August 11, 2017
Date of incident: January 29, 2017
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Case number: 1:17-cv-00353
Targets: Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Border point →: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Target nationality →: Iraq
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. permanent resident (green card)
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Police and private security prevent journalists from covering protests at JFK airport

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 28, 2017
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Charlotte Alter (Time)

Other Incident

Vocativ journalist charged with rioting in Washington, D.C.

Incident Details

Updated on: September 17, 2021
Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Evan Engel (Vocativ)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 21, 2017: Charges pending

Jan. 27, 2017: Charges dropped
Release date →: January 21, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Journalist Aaron Cantú arrested at Trump inauguration

Incident Details

Updated on: April 25, 2023
Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:20-cv-00130
Targets: Aaron Cantú (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Rioting

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Rioting: conspiracy to riot

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped

Rioting: inciting a riot

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

July 6, 2018: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Producer Jack Keller arrested at Trump inauguration protest

Incident Details

Updated on: September 17, 2021
Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:18-cv-00120
Targets: Jack Keller (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 21, 2017: Charges pending

Jan. 30, 2017: Charges dropped
Detention date →: January 20, 2017
Release date →: January 21, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Photojournalist Matthew Hopard arrested at Trump inauguration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matthew Hopard (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

Jan. 30, 2017: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Reporter Alex Stokes charged with rioting at Trump inauguration protest

Incident Details

Updated on: September 17, 2021
Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:18-cv-00120
Targets: Alex Stokes (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

Feb. 21, 2017: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 2

Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Photojournalist Cheney Orr arrested at Trump inauguration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Cheney Orr (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

Feb. 21, 2017: Charges dropped
Detention date →: January 20, 2017
Release date →: January 21, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1

Camera, 3

Storage device, 3

Work product, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in part
Search warrant obtained →: No

RT America reporter arrested at Trump inauguration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Alexander Rubinstein (RT America)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

Jan. 30, 2017: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist Alexei Wood arrested at Inauguration protest

Incident Details

Updated on: April 25, 2023
Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:20-cv-00130
Targets: Alexei Wood (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

Dec. 21, 2017: Acquitted

Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

Dec. 21, 2017: Acquitted

Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

Dec. 21, 2017: Acquitted

Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

Dec. 21, 2017: Acquitted

Rioting

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

Dec. 1, 2017: Charges pending

Dec. 21, 2017: Acquitted

Rioting: conspiracy to riot

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

Dec. 1, 2017: Charges pending

Dec. 21, 2017: Acquitted

Rioting: inciting a riot

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

Dec. 13, 2017: Charges dropped

Destruction of property

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges pending

Dec. 21, 2017: Acquitted
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1

Camera equipment, 1

Camera lens, 1

Cellphone, 1

Recording equipment, 1

Storage device, 4
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Washington Post reporter thrown to ground by police at Inauguration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Dalton Bennett (The Washington Post)

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

WJLA photographer injured during Trump Inauguration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Vanessa Koolhof (WJLA-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Shay Horse arrested at Trump inauguration protest

Incident Details

Updated on: April 26, 2021
Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:17-cv-01216
Targets: Shay Horse (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 21, 2017: Charges pending

Feb. 1, 2017: Charges dropped
Release date →: January 21, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Chicago Sun-Times reporter punched while covering inauguration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Sam Charles (Chicago Sun-Times)

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

Independent journalist Jon Ziegler injured by rubber bullet at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 18, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Jon Ziegler (Independent)

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

Trump International Hotel bans journalists during Inauguration week

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 17, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Politico

Other Incident

Journalist Jenifer Stum charged with trespassing and rioting at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated on: October 8, 2018
Date of incident: January 16, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Jenifer Stum (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

Jan. 16, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 8, 2018: Charges dropped

Rioting: engaging in a riot

Jan. 16, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 8, 2018: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No