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Photojournalist hit with multiple projectiles while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Updated On: February 6, 2024
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:21-cv-03760
Targets: Nick Stern (Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

CNN political commentator arrested by NYPD after identifying himself as press

Incident Details

Updated On: November 29, 2023
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-01362
Targets: Keith Boykin (Freelance)
Case Status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: New York Police Department
Charges →: Blocking traffic: walking on the highway

May. 30, 2020: Charges pending

Sep. 14, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: disorderly conduct

May. 30, 2020: Charges pending

Sep. 9, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photojournalist arrested covering Dallas protests, camera equipment seized

Incident Details

Updated On: May 23, 2022
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Dallas, Texas
Case number: 3:22-cv-01132
Targets: Christopher Rusanowsky (ZUMA Press)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Dallas Police Department
Charges →: Blocking traffic: obstructing a highway or passageway

May. 31, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: May 31, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 4
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Yellow Scene Magazine editor shot with pepper balls while covering Denver protest

Incident Details

Updated On: March 7, 2022
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Case number: 1:20-cv-01878
Targets: Johnathen Duran (Yellow Scene Magazine)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

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

Journalist demands response as to why she was shot with projectile when her press gear was visible

Incident Details

Updated On: November 16, 2021
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Case number: 3:21-cv-01028
Targets: Sarah Belle Lin (Freelance)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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

Chicago journalist pepper-sprayed in the face while holding up press credentials and screaming 'Press!'

Incident Details

Updated On: October 23, 2020
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Case number: 1:20-cv-03422
Targets: Jonathan Ballew (Freelance)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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