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Student journalist arrested while covering protest at LA’s Echo Park Lake

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Keliyah Williams (Los Angeles Collegian)

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

March 26, 2021: Charges pending

April 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: March 25, 2021
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist detained during Echo Park Lake protest in LA

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Stephen Oduntan (LA Focus Newspaper)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photographer arrested while covering protest at LA’s Echo Park Lake

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vern Evans (Freelance)

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

March 26, 2021: Charges pending

April 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist charged with failure to disperse while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Robert “Chip” Sneed (Independent)

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

March 26, 2021: Charges pending

April 29, 2021: Charges dropped
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Photojournalist hit with rubber bullet covering homeless encampment protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Luis Sinco (Los Angeles Times)

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

Journalist hit with police baton, lens damaged while covering Echo Park Lake protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 24, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Tina-Desiree Berg (Status Coup)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist arrested while reporting on homeless encampment in Oregon

Incident Details

Updated On: September 20, 2022
Date of Incident: September 22, 2020
Location: Medford, Oregon
Case number: 1:22-cv-01416
Targets: April Ehrlich (Jefferson Public Radio)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Medford Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

Sept. 22, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 26, 2022: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Sept. 22, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting arrest

Sept. 22, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 30, 2022: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

September: Journalists tear-gassed, harassed and threatened with arrest while covering national protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 1, 2020
Location: Multiple
Targets: Media

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