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Independent videographer detained while documenting LA reproductive rights protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 24, 2022
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Independent journalist assaulted while documenting anti-vaccine protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 18, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Independent)

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

Independent videographer arrested while documenting LA homeless camp cleanup

Incident Details

Updated On: October 25, 2021
Date of Incident: July 1, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: delaying/obstructing sanitation department clean up operation

Jul. 1, 2021: Charges pending

Oct. 25, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Videographer hit with crowd-control munitions while covering viral TikTok gathering

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 22, 2021
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Independent)

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

While documenting LA’s Echo Park protest, videographer arrested, charged with failure to disperse

Incident Details

Updated On: April 7, 2021
Date of Incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Mar. 26, 2021: Charges pending

Apr. 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Release Date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Videographer assaulted, coughed on by individual at anti-vaccination protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 31, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Independent)

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

Independent videographer arrested during Los Angeles protest

Incident Details

Updated On: January 12, 2021
Date of Incident: November 4, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Nov. 4, 2020: Charges pending

Jan. 12, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Broken →: Protective equipment, 1

Videographer cited for being in roadway during LA protest

Incident Details

Updated On: March 1, 2021
Date of Incident: November 3, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No