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Freelance photographer beaten, arrested while covering Illinois protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 25, 2020
Location: Rockford, Illinois
Targets: Albert Riley Jr. (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Rockford Police Department
Charges →: Assault: aggravated battery in a public way

Sept. 28, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 28, 2020: Charges pending

Feb. 17, 2022: Acquitted

Obstruction: resisting arrest

Sept. 28, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 28, 2020: Charges pending

Feb. 17, 2022: Acquitted
Detention date →: September 25, 2020
Release date →: September 28, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Equipment broken →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1

Work product, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Cincinnati Enquirer subpoena over 1998 Chiquita story quashed

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 25, 2020
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: The Cincinnati Enquirer

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Sept. 25, 2020: Pending

Nov. 4, 2020: Objected to

Jan. 13, 2021: Quashed

subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Sept. 25, 2020: Pending

Nov. 4, 2020: Objected to

Jan. 13, 2021: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Independent social media reporter arrested while covering protest in Richmond

Incident Details

Updated on: June 3, 2021
Date of incident: September 24, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Lynn Murphy (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Richmond Police Department
Charges →: Traffic violation: obstructing free passage

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 19, 2020: Charges pending

June 3, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Reporter arrested, held for 16 hours while covering Louisville protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Shelby Talcott (Daily Caller)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Louisville Metro Police Department
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting: unlawful assembly

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: September 24, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Reporter arrested, held 12 hours while covering Louisville protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Jorge Ventura (Daily Caller)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Louisville Metro Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting: failure to disperse

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: September 24, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Independent reporter arrested while covering Louisville protest

Incident Details

Updated on: November 24, 2020
Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Ian Kennedy (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Louisville Metro Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 24, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting: unlawful assembly

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 24, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: September 24, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Camera kicked by individual during Rhode Island protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Targets: Paul Duddy (WLNE-TV)

Equipment broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Portland police shove journalist covering protest over Breonna Taylor grand jury decision

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Ariston Vallejos (Freelance)

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

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