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Radio reporter’s phone seized by North Dakota police, later returned

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 10, 2022
Location: Williston, North Dakota
Targets: Tom Simon (Williston Trending Topics News Radio Live & Coyote Radio 98.5)

Equipment Seized →: Mobile phone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Search warrant issued for North Dakota reporter’s phone records amid police investigation

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 4, 2022
Location: Williston, North Dakota
Targets: Tom Simon (Williston Trending Topics News Radio Live & Coyote Radio 98.5)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Dropped
Third Party in Possession of Communications →: Verizon Wireless
Third Party Business →: Telecom company
Legal Order Type →: Warrant

Two Valley News Live journalists attacked in Fargo by man with screwdriver

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 3, 2021
Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Targets: Nachai Taylor (Valley News Live)

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

Valley News Live journalists attacked in North Dakota, camera damaged

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 3, 2021
Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Targets: Michael Downs (Valley News Live)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

N.D. legislature considers bill shielding pipeline projects from public records requests

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Updated On: April 9, 2019
Date of Incident: January 22, 2019
Location: Bismark, North Dakota

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Journalist Tracie Williams arrested at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated On: July 11, 2018
Date of Incident: February 23, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Tracie Williams

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Dropped Charges →: Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Memory card, 1

Mobile phone, 1

Voice recorder, 1

Camera lens, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Filmmaker Jahnny Lee charged with obstruction at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated On: April 27, 2018
Date of Incident: February 22, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Jahnny Lee (Sundance Institute)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Dropped Charges →: Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Mobile phone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Reporter Jack Smith IV charged with obstruction at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated On: December 7, 2017
Date of Incident: February 22, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Jack Smith IV (Mic)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Acquitted
Arresting Authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Dropped Charges →: Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Mobile phone, 1

Laptop, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

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