Incident Details
- Updated On
- December 19, 2022
- Date of Incident
- February 22, 2017
- Location
- Morton County, North Dakota
- Case number
- 1:22-cv-00211
- Targets
- Tonita Cervantes
- Case Status
- Ongoing
- Type of case
- Civil
- Arrest Status →
- Arrested and released
- Arresting Authority →
- Morton County Sheriff's Department
- Charges →
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Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function
- Feb. 22, 2017: Charges pending
- Apr. 27, 2017: Charges dropped
- May. 25, 2017: Pending appeal
- Jul. 9, 2017: Charges dropped
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Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function
- Unnecessary use of force? →
- Yes
Arrest/Criminal Charge
- Assailant →
- Law enforcement
- Was the journalist targeted? →
- Yes
Assault
- Equipment Seized →
- Status of Seized Equipment →
- Returned in full
- Search Warrant Obtained →
- No
- Actor who seized equipment →
- Law enforcement