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Independent photojournalist sues following arrest, assault at Des Moines protest

Incident Details

Updated On: October 11, 2023
Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Case number: 4:21-cv-00042
Targets: Mark “Ted” Nieters (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Des Moines Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Jun. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 13, 2020: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: June 1, 2020
Release Date →: June 2, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter knocked to ground by police and arrested

Incident Details

Updated On: August 21, 2023
Date of Incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Case number: 4:19-cv-02590
Targets: Mike Faulk (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
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

Sep. 17, 2017: Charges pending

Sep. 17, 2018: 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 Seized →: Bicycle, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in part
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Ohio editor charged with wiretapping after publishing obtained court recording

Incident Details

Updated On: August 14, 2023
Date of Incident: October 31, 2022
Location: Waverly, Ohio
Targets: Derek Myers (Scioto Valley Guardian)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Pike County Sheriff's Office
Charges →: Wiretapping: interception of wire, oral or electronic communications

Oct. 31, 2022: Charges pending

Aug. 10, 2023: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: November 1, 2022
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal Orders →: warrant for other

Oct. 28, 2022: Pending

Nov. 1, 2022: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

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

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? →: Unknown

Equipment Broken →: 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

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera equipment, 1

External battery, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

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

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? →: Unknown

Independent livestreamer Jon Ziegler pepper-sprayed and arrested in St. Louis

Incident Details

Updated On: August 3, 2023
Date of Incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Case number: 4:19-cv-02590
Targets: Jon Ziegler (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

Sep. 17, 2017: Charges dropped

Oct. 18, 2017: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Journalist arrested following Birmingham protest

Incident Details

Updated On: July 27, 2023
Date of Incident: June 4, 2020
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Targets: Michael Harriot (The Root)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Birmingham Police Department
Charges →: Unknown

Jun. 4, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 27, 2023: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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