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Fusion video journalist pushed into wall and detained by St. Louis police

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Chris Burke (Fusion)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Independent filmmaker pepper-sprayed, arrested in St. Louis protests

Incident Details

Updated on: August 3, 2023
Date of incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Case number: 4:19-cv-02590
Targets: Mark Gullet (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

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

Sept. 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? →: Unknown

Independent video journalist assaulted, arrested in St. Louis protests

Incident Details

Updated on: August 3, 2023
Date of incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Case number: 4:19-cv-02590
Targets: Demetrius Thomas (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

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

Sept. 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? →: Unknown

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

Filmmaker sues St. Louis police for assault, arrest while covering protest

Incident Details

Updated on: August 3, 2023
Date of incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Case number: 4:19-cv-02590
Targets: Fareed Alston (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

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

Sept. 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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1

Camera equipment, 1

External battery, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist, graduate student stopped again for secondary screening

Incident Details

Updated on: June 28, 2021
Date of incident: September 16, 2017
Location: Orlando, Florida
Case number: 1:17-cv-11730
Targets: Zainab Merchant (Independent)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Border point →: Orlando International Airport
Target nationality →: United States
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. citizen
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Protesters threaten, throw water on KTVI reporter covering protest in St. Louis

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 15, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Dan Gray (KTVI)

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

Second subpoena issued for independent journalist’s phone records

Incident Details

Updated on: April 8, 2025
Date of incident: September 14, 2017
Location: Laredo, Texas
Case number: 5:19-cv-00048
Targets: Priscilla Villarreal (Independent)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Sept. 14, 2017: Pending

Unknown date: Carried out
Legal order target →: Third-party: AT&T (telecom company)
Legal order venue →: State

White House press secretary says tweets criticizing Trump are ‘a fireable offense’

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 13, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Jemele Hill (ESPN)

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