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Photojournalist Cheney Orr arrested at Trump inauguration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Cheney Orr (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

Feb. 21, 2017: Charges dropped
Detention date →: January 20, 2017
Release date →: January 21, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1

Camera, 3

Storage device, 3

Work product, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in part
Search warrant obtained →: No

RT America reporter arrested at Trump inauguration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Alexander Rubinstein (RT America)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 20, 2017: Charges pending

Jan. 30, 2017: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Police and private security prevent journalists from covering protests at JFK airport

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 28, 2017
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Charlotte Alter (Time)

Other Incident

CNN producer detained in Atlanta airport

Incident Details

Updated on: August 11, 2017
Date of incident: January 29, 2017
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Case number: 1:17-cv-00353
Targets: Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Border point →: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Target nationality →: Iraq
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. permanent resident (green card)
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Reporter Jenni Monet arrested at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated on: June 1, 2018
Date of incident: February 1, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Jenni Monet (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Rioting: engaging in a riot

Feb. 2, 2017: Charges pending

May 10, 2018: Charges dropped

Trespassing: criminal trespass

Feb. 2, 2017: Charges pending

June 1, 2018: Acquitted
Detention date →: February 1, 2017
Release date →: February 2, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

DNAinfo reporter Noah Hurowitz accosted by 'Proud Boy' at NYU protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 2, 2017
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Noah Hurowitz (DNAinfo)

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

Equipment damaged →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Gothamist reporter Jake Offenhartz attacked by 'Proud Boy' protester

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 2, 2017
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Jake Offenhartz (Gothamist)

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

Senior White House official mentions ‘dossier’ on reporter

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 8, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: April Ryan (American Urban Radio Networks)

Chilling Statement

Marine Corps bans journalist and veteran James LaPorta from Camp Lejeune base

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 10, 2017
Location: Jacksonville, North Carolina
Targets: James LaPorta (Independent)

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: Military
Type of denial →: Other

Trump reportedly urges FBI director James Comey to jail journalists

Incident Details

Updated on: April 19, 2018
Date of incident: February 14, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

Reporter John Sepulvado subpoenaed to testify in Bundy occupation trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 16, 2017
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: John Sepulvado (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Feb. 16, 2017: Pending

Feb. 21, 2017: Objected to

Feb. 24, 2017: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Filmmaker Jahnny Lee charged with obstruction at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated on: April 27, 2018
Date of incident: February 22, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Jahnny Lee (Sundance Institute)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function

Feb. 22, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2018: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1

Camera, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Reporter Jack Smith IV charged with obstruction at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated on: February 1, 2018
Date of incident: February 22, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Jack Smith IV (Mic)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function

Feb. 22, 2017: Charges pending

Dec. 7, 2017: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1

Computer, 1

External battery, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist Tonita Cervantes arrested at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated on: March 1, 2024
Date of incident: February 22, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Case number: 1:22-cv-00211
Targets: Tonita Cervantes (Freelance)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function

Feb. 23, 2017: Charges pending

April 27, 2017: Charges dropped

May 25, 2017: Pending appeal

July 9, 2017: Charges dropped
Detention date →: February 22, 2017
Release date →: February 23, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes