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Independent livestreamer Jon Ziegler pepper-sprayed and arrested in St. Louis

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Updated On: October 1, 2017
Date of Incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Jon Ziegler (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 17, 2017: Charges dropped

Oct. 18, 2017: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Independent journalist Jon Ziegler injured by rubber bullet at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 18, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Jon Ziegler (Independent)

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

Independent journalist Jon Ziegler arrested in St. Louis for second time

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 3, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Jon Ziegler

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Oct. 4, 2017: Charges pending
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Jon Ziegler attacked by white nationalist protesters in Tennessee

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 28, 2017
Location: Shelbyville, Tennessee
Targets: Jon Ziegler (Independent)

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

Livestreamer says his equipment damaged by law enforcement officer in Portland

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Jon Ziegler (RebZ.tv)

Equipment Broken →: Camera equipment, 1

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