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Portland journalist arrested, his equipment damaged and seized

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 1, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Justin Yau (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 17, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 17, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

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

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1

Freelance journalist struck by tear gas canister fragments while covering protest in Portland

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Justin Yau (Freelance)

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

Two journalists pushed by a Portland police officer while covering an arrest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 20, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Justin Yau (Freelance)

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

Journalist covering Portland protest struck by individual

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Justin Yau (Freelance)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1

Photojournalist aimed at with realistic AR-15 style airsoft gun in Portland

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 8, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Justin Yau (Freelance)

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

Journalist hit in leg with crowd-control munition at Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 27, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Justin Yau (Independent)

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