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Filmmaker Drew Burbridge beaten, pepper sprayed and arrested by St. Louis police

Incident Details

Updated On: November 19, 2021
Date of Incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Case number: 4:17-cv-02482
Targets: Drew Burbridge (Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 17, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 18, 2017: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: September 17, 2017
Release Date →: September 18, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Filmmaker Jennifer Burbridge pepper sprayed and arrested by St. Louis police

Incident Details

Updated On: November 19, 2021
Date of Incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Case number: 4:17-cv-02482
Targets: Jennifer Burbridge (Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 17, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 18, 2017: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: September 17, 2017
Release Date →: September 18, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

American-born Iranian journalist arrested and held as material witness in grand jury case

Incident Details

Updated On: January 24, 2019
Date of Incident: January 13, 2019
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Marzieh Hashemi (Press TV)

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Independent journalist Aminah Ali arrested in St. Louis

Incident Details

Updated On: October 4, 2018
Date of Incident: October 3, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Aminah Ali (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Oct. 4, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 4, 2018: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: October 3, 2017
Release Date →: October 4, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

The Young Turks reporter Jordan Chariton arrested in St. Louis

Incident Details

Updated On: October 4, 2018
Date of Incident: October 3, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Jordan Chariton (The Young Turks)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Oct. 4, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 4, 2018: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: October 3, 2017
Release Date →: October 4, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

The Young Turks cameraman Ty Bayliss arrested in St. Louis

Incident Details

Updated On: October 4, 2018
Date of Incident: October 3, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Ty Bayliss (The Young Turks)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Oct. 4, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 4, 2018: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: October 3, 2017
Release Date →: October 4, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Independent journalist Jon Ziegler arrested in St. Louis for second time

Incident Details

Updated On: October 4, 2018
Date of Incident: October 3, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Jon Ziegler (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Oct. 4, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 4, 2018: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Freelance photographer Daniel Shular arrested in St. Louis

Incident Details

Updated On: October 4, 2018
Date of Incident: October 3, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Daniel Shular (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Oct. 4, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 4, 2018: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: October 3, 2017
Release Date →: October 4, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 2

Camera lens, 2
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

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