Journalist acquitted of charges related to arrest during 2020 George Floyd protest in Iowa
Des Moines Register, was arrested on May 31 while covering a demonstration in the state’s capital.
Police officers are shown arresting Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri after a Black Lives Matter protest she was covering on May 31, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa, was dispersed by tear gas. (Photo courtesy Katie Akin via AP)
Sahouri testified Tuesday that she was tweeting photos and videos of the demonstration as clashes between police and protesters broke out. Officers approached Sahouri and told her to get back, so she continued covering the events from a distance. Sahouri met up with a fellow reporter, Katie Akin, that evening.
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