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Photojournalist arrested, equipment seized while documenting homeless encampment

Incident Details

Updated On: February 21, 2022
Date of Incident: November 30, 2021
Location: Sausalito, California
Case number: 3:22-cv-01029
Targets: Jeremy Portje (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Sausalito Police Department
Charges →: Assault: battery on a police officer with injury

Dec. 1, 2021: Charges pending

Dec. 28, 2021: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting an executive officer

Dec. 1, 2021: Charges pending

Dec. 28, 2021: Charges dropped

Assault: battery on a police officer

Dec. 1, 2021: Charges pending

Dec. 28, 2021: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: November 30, 2021
Release Date →: December 1, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1

External battery, 1

Storage device, 2

Camera equipment, 1

Camera lens, 1

Recording equipment, 3

Camera, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Dec. 9, 2021: Pending

Dec. 21, 2021: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Project Veritas founder detained, phones seized amid FBI raid of his home

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 6, 2021
Location: Mamaroneck, New York
Targets: James O'Keefe (Project Veritas)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: FBI
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 2
Status of Seized Equipment →: In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Nov. 6, 2021: Pending

Nov. 6, 2021: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Student photojournalist arrested, equipment seized during LA protest

Incident Details

Updated On: May 18, 2023
Date of Incident: September 8, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:21-cv-08378
Targets: Pablo Unzueta (Daily Forty-Niner)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 9, 2020: Charges pending

Mar. 1, 2021: Charges dropped
Release Date →: September 9, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1

Storage device, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in part
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Sep. 10, 2020: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Livestreamer arrested, assaulted during LA protest; phone searched

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 8, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:20-cv-09805
Targets: Hugo Padilla (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 8, 2020: Charges pending

Sep. 11, 2020: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: September 8, 2020
Release Date →: September 9, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Equipment Seized →: Bicycle, 1

Cellphone, 1

Protective equipment, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in part
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Sep. 9, 2020: Pending

Sep. 10, 2020: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

San Francisco police use search warrant to raid home, office of independent journalist

Incident Details

Updated On: May 26, 2020
Date of Incident: May 10, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Bryan Carmody (North Bay News)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: San Francisco Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 2

Cellphone, 12

Computer, 11

Storage device, 11

Work product, 3
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Mar. 1, 2019: Pending

Mar. 24, 2019: Carried out

May. 30, 2019: Objected to

Jul. 18, 2019: Quashed

warrant for communications or work product

Mar. 16, 2019: Pending

May. 29, 2019: Carried out

May. 30, 2019: Objected to

Aug. 20, 2019: Quashed

warrant for testimony about confidential source

Apr. 16, 2019: Pending

May. 29, 2019: Carried out

May. 30, 2019: Objected to

Aug. 2, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Documentary journalist Nora Donaghy subpoenaed to testify before grand jury

Incident Details

Updated On: February 6, 2018
Date of Incident: January 18, 2018
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Nora Donaghy (eOne)

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Jan. 18, 2018: Pending

Jan. 18, 2018: Carried out

subpoena for other testimony

Jan. 17, 2018: Pending

Jan. 26, 2018: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

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Photojournalist arrested, equipment seized while documenting homeless encampment

Incident Details

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Assault

Equipment Search or Seizure

Subpoena/Legal Order

Project Veritas founder detained, phones seized amid FBI raid of his home

Incident Details

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Equipment Search or Seizure

Subpoena/Legal Order

Student photojournalist arrested, equipment seized during LA protest

Incident Details

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Assault

Equipment Search or Seizure

Subpoena/Legal Order

Livestreamer arrested, assaulted during LA protest; phone searched

Incident Details

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Assault

Equipment Damage

Equipment Search or Seizure

Subpoena/Legal Order

San Francisco police use search warrant to raid home, office of independent journalist

Incident Details

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Equipment Search or Seizure

Subpoena/Legal Order

Documentary journalist Nora Donaghy subpoenaed to testify before grand jury

Incident Details

Subpoena/Legal Order

Equipment Search or Seizure