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Subpoena for documents from The Center for Investigative Reporting dropped after lawsuit dismissed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 14, 2020
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Targets: Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May. 14, 2020: Pending

Dec. 10, 2020: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Broadcast reporter hit with pepper balls and tear gas during Tulsa protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Targets: Ethan Hutchins (KTUL ABC 8)

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

Broadcast photojournalist hit with pepper balls and tear gas during Tulsa protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Targets: Jacob Aranda (KTUL ABC 8)

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

Photojournalist arrested, equipment seized outside Trump’s Tulsa rally

Incident Details

Updated On: January 8, 2021
Date of Incident: June 20, 2020
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Targets: Alan Pogue (Freelance)

Equipment Seized →: Equipment bag, 1

Storage device, 2

Cellphone, 1

Protective equipment, 1

Camera, 2

Camera lens, 3
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Tulsa Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: obstructing or interfering with an officer

Jun. 20, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 7, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Tulsa multimedia journalist shot with pellet gun while preparing for live shot

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 16, 2022
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Targets: Katie Keleher (KJRH-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Oklahoma public officials accused of discussing killing local journalists

Incident Details

Updated On: June 30, 2023
Date of Incident: March 6, 2023
Location: Idabel, Oklahoma
Targets: Bruce Willingham (McCurtain Gazette-News), Chris Willingham (McCurtain Gazette-News)

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