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New charges filed against Spanish-language journalist amid ICE detention

Incident Details

Updated on: October 6, 2025
Date of incident: June 17, 2025
Location: Lawrenceville, Georgia
Case number: 2:25-cv-00104
Targets: Mario Guevara (Independent)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting authority →: Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office
Charges →: Traffic violation: distracted driving

June 17, 2025: Charges pending

July 10, 2025: Charges dropped

Traffic violation: failure to obey traffic control devices

June 17, 2025: Charges pending

July 10, 2025: Charges dropped

Traffic violation: reckless driving

June 17, 2025: Charges pending

July 10, 2025: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Spanish-language reporter arrested at Atlanta-area protest; faces deportation

Incident Details

Updated on: October 6, 2025
Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Chamblee, Georgia
Case number: 2:25-cv-00104
Targets: Mario Guevara (Independent)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Doraville Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: obstruction of law enforcement officers

June 14, 2025: Charges pending

June 25, 2025: Charges dropped

Rioting: unlawful assembly

June 14, 2025: Charges pending

June 25, 2025: Charges dropped

Traffic violation: pedestrian improperly entering roadway

June 14, 2025: Charges pending

June 25, 2025: Charges dropped
Detention date →: June 14, 2025
Release date →: October 3, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Cincinnati photojournalist arrested as protest spills across bridge to Kentucky

Incident Details

Updated on: October 2, 2025
Date of incident: July 17, 2025
Location: Covington, Kentucky
Targets: Lucas Griffith ([Cincinnati] CityBeat)

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

July 17, 2025: Charges pending

July 23, 2025: Charges dropped

Rioting: failure to disperse

July 17, 2025: Charges pending

Oct. 2, 2025: Convicted

Rioting: unlawful assembly

July 17, 2025: Charges pending

Sept. 17, 2025: Charges dropped

Traffic violation: obstructing a highway or public passage

July 17, 2025: Charges pending

Oct. 2, 2025: Acquitted

Obstruction: disorderly conduct

July 17, 2025: Charges pending

Oct. 2, 2025: Acquitted

Obstruction: obstructing an emergency responder

July 17, 2025: Charges pending

Oct. 2, 2025: Acquitted

Obstruction: resisting arrest

July 17, 2025: Charges pending

Sept. 17, 2025: Charges dropped
Detention date →: July 17, 2025
Release date →: July 18, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist arrested while covering scene of Northern California fire

Incident Details

Updated on: October 2, 2025
Date of incident: July 2, 2025
Location: Esparto, California
Targets: Richard Grant (San Francisco Chronicle)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: California Highway Patrol
Charges →: Trespassing: unauthorized entry into a closed emergency area

July 2, 2025: Charges pending

Oct. 2, 2025: Charges dropped
Detention date →: July 2, 2025
Release date →: July 3, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

LA County sheriffs surveilled, investigated multiple journalists

Incident Details

Updated on: October 1, 2025
Date of incident: July 17, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:25-cv-04766
Targets: Cerise Castle (Knock LA), Maya Lau (Los Angeles Times)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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Reporter denied press credentials by Utah Capitol; files suit for access

Incident Details

Updated on: September 29, 2025
Date of incident: December 17, 2024
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Case number: 2:25-cv-00050
Targets: Bryan Schott (Utah Political Watch)
Case status: Appealed
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: State government: Legislature
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice, Press credential or media list

Florida journalist indicted on allegations of conspiracy, computer fraud, wiretapping

Incident Details

Updated on: September 25, 2025
Date of incident: February 21, 2024
Location: Tampa, Florida
Targets: Tim Burke (Independent)

Arrest status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting authority →: U.S. Department of Justice
Charges →: Computer fraud: accessing protected computer without authorization

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Computer fraud: accessing protected computer without authorization

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Conspiracy

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Wiretapping: interception of wire, oral or electronic communications

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Sept. 25, 2025: Charges dropped

Computer fraud: accessing protected computer without authorization

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Computer fraud: accessing protected computer without authorization

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Computer fraud: accessing protected computer without authorization

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Computer fraud: accessing protected computer without authorization

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Wiretapping: interception of wire, oral or electronic communications

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Sept. 25, 2025: Charges dropped

Wiretapping: interception of wire, oral or electronic communications

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Sept. 25, 2025: Charges dropped

Wiretapping: interception of wire, oral or electronic communications

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Sept. 25, 2025: Charges dropped

Wiretapping: interception of wire, oral or electronic communications

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Sept. 25, 2025: Charges dropped

Wiretapping: disclosing illegally intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communication

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Sept. 25, 2025: Charges dropped

Wiretapping: disclosing illegally intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communication

Feb. 15, 2024: Charges pending

Sept. 25, 2025: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Egyptian former journalist jailed in Ohio after U.S. revokes asylum

Incident Details

Updated on: September 19, 2025
Date of incident: June 3, 2025
Location: Hamilton, Ohio
Case number: 1:25-cv-00510
Targets: Ayman Soliman (Freelance)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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