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NewsNation reporter arrested while covering Ohio governor news conference

Incident Details

Updated On: February 15, 2023
Date of Incident: February 8, 2023
Location: East Palestine, Ohio
Targets: Evan Lambert (NewsNation)

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

Feb. 8, 2023: Charges pending

Feb. 15, 2023: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting arrest

Feb. 8, 2023: Charges pending

Feb. 15, 2023: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Ohio editor charged with wiretapping after publishing obtained court recording

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 31, 2022
Location: Waverly, Ohio
Targets: Derek Myers (Scioto Valley Guardian)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Pike County Sheriff's Office
Charges →: Wiretapping: interception of wire, oral or electronic communications

Oct. 31, 2022: Charges pending
Detention Date →: November 1, 2022
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal Order Type →: Warrant

Editor’s laptop, cellphone seized following publication of courtroom recording

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 28, 2022
Location: Waverly, Ohio
Targets: Derek Myers (Scioto Valley Guardian)

Equipment Seized →: Computer, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Legal Order Type →: Warrant

WOIO photojournalist assaulted while covering police standoff

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 22, 2022
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 22 (WOIO 19 News)

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

WKYC photojournalist’s camera damaged while covering police standoff

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 22, 2022
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Targets: Craig Roberson (WKYC 3 Studios)

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Ohio prosecutor subpoenas outlet for reporting materials from protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 5, 2020
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Targets: Cleveland.com, The Plain Dealer

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Pending

Cincinnati Enquirer journalist detained as cameras roll

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Targets: Pat Brennan (Cincinnati Enquirer)

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

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

Journalist choked, pushed in encounter with police officers while covering protest in Ohio

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Targets: Nick Swartsell (Independent)

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

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