The Freedom of the Press Foundation reports that at least 13 journalists have been arrested in Ferguson, Missouri since August 13 amid the protests. Here's the full list:
At least 13 journalists have been arrested in Ferguson since protests began
August 19, 2014
Lukas Hermsmeier of Bild
Ryan Devereaux of the Intercept
August 18, 2014
Ansgar Graw of Die Welt
Frank Hermann of Der Standard
Scott Olson of Getty Images
Kerry Picket of Breitbart News
August 17, 2014
Rob Crilly of The Telegraph
Matthew Giles, journalism student at New York University
Robert Klemko of Sports Illustrated
Neil Munshi of the Financial Times
August 13, 2014
Antonio French, St. Louis alderman and citizen journalist
Wesley Lowery of The Washington Post
Ryan J. Reilly of The Huffington Post
For more on journalist arrests in Ferguson, see Max Fisher’s previous story, which noted: “It is becoming clear that police in Ferguson are targeting journalists, using intimidation, arbitrary arrests, and physical force.”
Meanwhile, at least 78 people were arrested on Monday night
The list above only covers journalists. According to arrest data obtained from NBC News, some 78 people in total were arrested on Monday, August 18.
Those arrest records showed that just 18 of those people were from outside Missouri — contradicting earlier statements from authorities that largely blamed out-of-state protesters for causing problems.
That was confirmed again by data released this evening from the St. Louis County police department, who reported that they had arrested 52 people in Ferguson over the same time period. (Presumably this is just a subset of all arrests in Ferguson, as there are multiple police departments there.)
Of those, 14 arrestees were from out of state — and four of those were from neighboring Illinois. Here’s a more precise breakdown:
In-state arrestees:
Bel-Ridge, MO (1)
City of St. Louis, MO (15)
Creve Coeur, MO (1)
Ferguson, MO (4)
Flordell Hills, MO (1)
Florissant, MO (7)
Hazelwood, MO (1)
Jennings, MO (2)
Unincorporated St. Louis County (6)
And here’s a breakdown of out-of-state arrestees:
Alabama (1)
California (1)
Illinois (4)
Maryland (1)
New York (4)
Texas (1)
Virginia (1)
Washington DC (1)
(It’s worth noting that East Saint Louis is in Illinois and very close to Ferguson, although it’s not clear where the Illinois arrestees came from.)
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