Incident Database

New York Post reporter assaulted by man being evicted from encampment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 28, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Kevin Sheehan (New York Post)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

New York Post photographer assaulted by man being evicted from encampment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 28, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: G.N. Miller (New York Post)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Reporter arrested, phone confiscated while covering NC homeless camp eviction

Incident Details

Updated On: March 11, 2022
Date of Incident: December 25, 2021
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Targets: Matilda Bliss (The Asheville Blade)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges pending
Arresting Authority →: Asheville Police Department
Current Charges →: Trespassing
Release Date →: December 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Mobile phone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Journalist arrested while covering North Carolina homeless camp eviction

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 25, 2021
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Targets: Veronica Coit (The Asheville Blade)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges pending
Arresting Authority →: Asheville Police Department
Current Charges →: Trespassing
Release Date →: December 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist arrested, equipment seized while documenting homeless encampment

Incident Details

Updated On: February 21, 2022
Date of Incident: November 30, 2021
Location: Sausalito, California
Case number: 3:22-cv-01029
Targets: Jeremy Portje (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Sausalito Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Assault: battery on a police officer

Assault: battery on a police officer with injury

Obstruction: resisting an executive officer
Detention Date →: November 30, 2021
Release Date →: December 1, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Equipment Seized →: Memory card, 2

Camera, 1

Tripod, 1

Mobile phone, 1

Camera lens, 1

Battery pack, 1

Wireless receiver, 1

Lavalier microphone, 2
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Independent videographer arrested while documenting LA homeless camp cleanup

Incident Details

Updated On: October 25, 2021
Date of Incident: July 1, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Obstruction: delaying/obstructing sanitation department clean up operation
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

LA Times reporter among multiple journalists detained while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

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

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

L.A. Taco reporter detained while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lexis-Olivier Ray (L.A. Taco)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Knock LA reporter arrested while covering Echo Park protest, charged with failure to disperse

Incident Details

Updated On: May 9, 2022
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:22-cv-03106
Targets: Jonathan Peltz (Knock LA)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Spectrum News 1 reporter detained while covering protest at LA’s Echo Park

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Kate Cagle (Spectrum News 1 SoCal)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Reporter for Knock LA arrested with colleague while covering Echo Park protest in LA

Incident Details

Updated On: May 9, 2022
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:22-cv-03106
Targets: Kate Gallagher (Knock LA)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

While documenting LA’s Echo Park protest, videographer arrested, charged with failure to disperse

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Independent photojournalist detained while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Ashley Balderrama (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Independent photojournalist hit with rubber bullets while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Christian Monterrosa (Independent)

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

Kollection EIC arrested while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Edwards (The Kollection)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Freelance photojournalist detained, shoved while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Joey Scott (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Independent journalist charged with failure to disperse while reporting at Echo Park Lake demonstration

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Steven Gute (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist among those detained in police ‘kettle’ while covering Echo Lake Park protest in LA

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: @desertborder (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Independent journalist detained, shoved during Echo Park protest in Los Angeles

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jeremy Lindenfeld (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Journalist detained by LAPD during Echo Park Lake protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Austin Baffa (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Journalist arrested, charged with failure to disperse, while covering LA’s Echo Park Lake protests

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Gabriel Fuente (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist detained for two hours while covering LA’s Echo Lake Park protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Nick Stern (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse
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
Status of Charges →: Not charged
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
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse
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
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

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

Journalist arrested while reporting on homeless encampment in Oregon

Incident Details

Updated On: November 18, 2021
Date of Incident: September 22, 2020
Location: Medford, Oregon
Targets: April Ehrlich (Jefferson Public Radio)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges pending
Arresting Authority →: Medford Police Department
Current Charges →: Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Obstruction: resisting arrest

Trespassing: criminal trespass
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist arrested while covering break-up of LA protest encampment

Incident Details

Updated On: July 7, 2021
Date of Incident: September 13, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Talia Jane (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist cited for blocking the road while covering LA homeless camp cleanup

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 7, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Glenna Gordon (The New York Times Magazine)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Dropped Charges →: Blocking traffic: blocking a roadway
Unnecessary use of force? →: No