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Independent videographer arrested while documenting LA homeless camp cleanup

Incident Details

Updated On: October 25, 2021
Date of Incident: July 1, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: delaying/obstructing sanitation department clean up operation

Jul. 1, 2021: Charges pending

Oct. 25, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Independent videographer punched while covering anti-vaccine protest in LA

Incident Details

Updated On: September 30, 2021
Date of Incident: July 29, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Independent)

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

Journalist arrested while covering break-up of LA protest encampment

Incident Details

Updated On: July 7, 2021
Date of Incident: September 13, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Talia (Jane) Ben-Ora (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 13, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Independent journalist says LA police damaged his equipment while arresting him

Incident Details

Updated On: May 31, 2021
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:20-cv-05027
Targets: Jonathan Mayorca (The Convo Couch)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey: failure to obey a lawful order

May. 30, 2020: Charges pending

May. 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist arrested while covering LA demonstration

Incident Details

Updated On: May 31, 2021
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Fiorella Isabel Mayorca (The Convo Couch)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey: failure to obey a lawful order

May. 30, 2020: Charges pending

May. 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photographer arrested while covering protest at LA’s Echo Park Lake

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vern Evans (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Mar. 26, 2021: Charges pending

Apr. 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Independent journalist charged with failure to disperse while reporting at Echo Park Lake demonstration

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Steven Gute (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Mar. 26, 2021: Charges pending

Apr. 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Kollection EIC arrested while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Edwards (The Kollection)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Mar. 26, 2021: Charges pending

Apr. 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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