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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

Trump International Hotel bans journalists during Inauguration week

Incident Details

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

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