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Livestreamer arrested, assaulted during LA protest; phone searched

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 8, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:20-cv-09805
Targets: Hugo Padilla (Independent)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sept. 8, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 11, 2020: Charges dropped
Detention date →: September 8, 2020
Release date →: September 9, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Bicycle, 1

Cellphone, 1

Protective equipment, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in part
Search warrant obtained →: Yes

Legal orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Sept. 9, 2020: Pending

Sept. 10, 2020: Upheld

Unknown date: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Photojournalist arrested while covering Portland protests, her phone damaged

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 7, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Rach Wilde (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Sept. 7, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 7, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Sept. 7, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 7, 2020: Charges dropped
Detention date →: September 7, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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

Photojournalist hit with projectiles, detained by police during Rochester protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 5, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Mustafa Hussain (Freelance)

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

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

ACLU files for ‘false imprisonment’ against Washington, D.C., police after photojournalist arrested, equipment seized

Incident Details

Updated on: August 9, 2024
Date of incident: August 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:21-cv-02158
Targets: Oyoma Asinor (Independent)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

Aug. 31, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 31, 2020: Charges dropped
Detention date →: August 31, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Reporter arrested while covering a Proud Boys rally and counterprotest in Kalamazoo

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Targets: Samuel Robinson (MLive)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
Charges →: Traffic violation: impeding traffic

Aug. 15, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 16, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Journalist arrested while covering North Carolina protest

Incident Details

Updated on: September 9, 2021
Date of incident: August 9, 2020
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Targets: Veronica Coit (The Asheville Blade)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Asheville Police Department
Charges →: Traffic violation: impeding the flow of traffic with a vehicle

Aug. 9, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 9, 2021: Charges dropped

Rioting: failure to disperse on command

Aug. 9, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 9, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photographer slammed to the ground, arrested by Portland police

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 8, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Joseph Rushmore (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct in the second degree

Aug. 8, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 31, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interfering with a police officer

Aug. 8, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 31, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1

Equipment bag, 1

Protective equipment, 1

Camera, 2
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Independent journalist arrested, held for eight hours by Richmond police

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 26, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Madeleine “Molly” Conger (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Richmond Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

July 26, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Dec. 3, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: July 27, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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