On Sunday night, Sports Illustrated’s Robert Klemko, the Telegraph’s Rob Crilly and the Financial Times’ Neil Munshi tweeted that they’d been arrested by police in Ferguson, Missouri.
Capt Johnson is now arresting us.
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) August 18, 2014
Captain Johnson arrested us for 2 minutes. We pleaded that we had followed every instruction. He let us go.
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) August 18, 2014
They had to cut my cuffs off with a knife. Here's Capt Johnson assisting. pic.twitter.com/IH7GHV5h74
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) August 18, 2014
Klemko explains:
About 25 minutes after the gas attack, with the smoke cleared and the area secure, we attempted to go back down the street to report.
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) August 18, 2014
Cops stopped us. We explained ourselves. They said to walk away. We said why. They said command center was attacked. I said no it wasn't.
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) August 18, 2014
Capt Johnson said walk away or be arrested. I started walking away. They followed and arrested us.
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) August 18, 2014
Crilly also tweeted that he’d been arrested.
Police pointed weapon and me and Capt Johnson has threatened me with arrest. He has called squad car. V jumpy
— Rob Crilly (@robcrilly) August 18, 2014
I have been arrested and am being walked away from the area
— Rob Crilly (@robcrilly) August 18, 2014
Here are some tweets from Munshi:
Capt Johnson threatening to arrest us, says people tried to take command post #ferguson fellow journo who w… https://t.co/4ubFoa2r32
— neiL Munshi (@neiLmunshi) August 18, 2014
Just cuffed and searched as we said we were leaving as he asked. Johnson was following us saying bring the … https://t.co/K106v4t5Qu
— neiL Munshi (@neiLmunshi) August 18, 2014
He released us 5 mins later, these guys need to be escorted out – so not arrested, just detained
— neiL Munshi (@neiLmunshi) August 18, 2014
If you’re following what’s happening on Twitter, Sunday night has been rough. Many reporters have tweeted that they’ve been tear-gassed (along with the public, including reports of one child.)
Akilah Johnson is a reporter with the Boston Globe:
Cop just told photog to "back the fuck up or ill shot."
— Akilah Johnson (@akjohnson1922) August 18, 2014
Gunshots cops yelling to press corp "anybody hit?" #Ferguson
— Akilah Johnson (@akjohnson1922) August 18, 2014
To call this a volatile situation is an understatement. Cops yelling at media crews w/ lights on, saying he would shoot. #Ferguson
— Akilah Johnson (@akjohnson1922) August 18, 2014
Jesse Walker is an editor at Reason magazine:
A cop just threatened to shoot the cameraman at the Argus Radio feed.
— Jesse Walker (@notjessewalker) August 18, 2014
Christopher Hayes is the host of MSNBC’s “All In”:
Riot cop to me just a few minutes ago: "Get back! Or next time you're gonna be the one maced."
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 18, 2014
If you walk about 100 feet from OK'ed press area you find yourself lit up by a spotlight and a squad of police on hair trigger.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 18, 2014
Tony Chambers is a photojournalist with KSDK:
Good to have a gas mask tonight. Too bad I didn't get it on fast enough. #ferguson pic.twitter.com/cfgDY5gYpQ
— Tony Chambers (@tonychambers) August 18, 2014
Stephanie Diffin is also a journalist with KSDK:
Thank you to the police officers who brought their medic over to ask if we needed help after the tear gas
— Stephanie Diffin (@DiffinKSDK) August 18, 2014
Cops now providing h20 to press corps, checking to make sure medic not needed. #Ferguson
— Akilah Johnson (@akjohnson1922) August 18, 2014
Kyung Lah is a correspondent with CNN:
#CNN Producer Steven Kastenbaum confirms/witnessed shots were fired at police. Says both police and media had to hit the deck.
— Kyung Lah (@KyungLahCNN) August 18, 2014
Rob Edwards is a producer with KSDK:
Police in #Ferguson asking @ReporterBlayne to move because shots have been fired just a block away.
— Rob Edwards (@RobertDEdwards) August 18, 2014
Our crew has been told by police to "get back and keep lights off" in #Ferguson. LIVE coverage: http://t.co/LuyRjosTxs
— KSDK NewsChannel 5 (@ksdknews) August 18, 2014
RT @JohnKellyKSDK West Florissant Ave empty but for police, journalists, and lots of debris. pic.twitter.com/kfnnKTmnam
— KSDK NewsChannel 5 (@ksdknews) August 18, 2014
Here’s the live stream from KARG.
On August 13, Poynter’s Andrew Beaujon reported that Huffington Post reporter Ryan J. Reilly and The Washington Post’s Wesley Lowery were arrested in Ferguson.
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