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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

Local newspaper editor shot by police officer in Ohio

Incident Details

Updated On: May 23, 2019
Date of Incident: September 4, 2017
Location: New Carlisle, Ohio
Case number: 3:17-cv-00422
Targets: Andy Grimm (New Carlisle News)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Ohio newspapers receive threatening letters containing unknown substances

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 2018
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Circleville Herald, Columbus Dispatch

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Oberlin College subpoenas local newspaper editor in defamation suit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2018
Location: Oberlin, Ohio
Targets: Jason Hawk (Oberlin News Tribune)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

May. 30, 2018: Pending

Jun. 22, 2018: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Ohio political reporter removed from Democratic Party mailing list, reinstated by chair

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 2019
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Targets: Seth Richardson (Cleveland.com)

Government agency or public official involved →: Democratic Party (state)

News crew shot at in Toledo, no injuries but damage to news van

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 13, 2019
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Targets: Unidentified journalist 1 (WTVG 13abc)

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

Assailant →: Unknown
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Student journalist chased, pepper sprayed during protests in Columbus

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Julia Lerner

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

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

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