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St. Louis police shoot University of Missouri student journalist with pepper balls

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Davis Winborne (Columbia Missourian)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

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

Sacramento photojournalist pushed to the ground by police while covering protest, his camera damaged

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 4, 2019
Location: Sacramento, California
Targets: Hector Amezcua (The Sacramento Bee)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Miscellaneous equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Student journalist among reporters arrested while covering Sacramento protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 4, 2019
Location: Sacramento, California
Targets: William Coburn (The State Hornet)

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

Mar. 5, 2019: Charges pending

Mar. 8, 2019: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: March 4, 2019
Release Date →: March 5, 2019
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Sacramento Bee reporter detained while covering protest march

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 4, 2019
Location: Sacramento, California
Targets: Dale Kasler (The Sacramento Bee)

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

Mar. 4, 2019: Charges pending

Mar. 4, 2019: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Reporter arrested, held for 16 hours while covering Louisville protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Shelby Talcott (Daily Caller)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Louisville Metro Police Department
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

Sep. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting: unlawful assembly

Sep. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: September 24, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Reporter arrested, held 12 hours while covering Louisville protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Jorge Ventura (Daily Caller)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Louisville Metro Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey

Sep. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: September 24, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Daily Caller journalist beaten, detained by police while covering protests in Wisconsin

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 8, 2020
Location: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Targets: Richie McGinniss (Daily Caller)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Wauwatosa Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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