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UpdatedThu, Jun 3, 2021 at 7:20 am CT Replies(14) According to the lawsuit, Michael Cooper​ was arrested on May 30, 2020, while he was a credentialed member of the press and holding a valid HR 218, which permits him to carry a concealed firearm anywhere in the United States. (Photo by David McNew/Newsmakers) MINNEAPOLIS — CNN employee Michael Cooper is suing the Minnesota State Patrol after he was arrested in May 2020 during the unrest related to the death of George Floyd. Cooper, a Black man, was working as a security officer for the CNN crew that was covering the protests in Minneapoli...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Guard sues Minnesota State Patrol for arrest during protests A Black man who was working as a security guard for a CNN crew covering protests in Minneapolis following George Floyd's death last summer is suing two Minnesota State Patrol officers By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press June 1, 2021, 5:20 PM • 3 min read The Breakdown: Police reform bill stalled 1 year after George Floyd’s death Plus, Minneapolis holds celebration of Floyd’s life after shooting scare and Floyd’s family visits the White House.T...

A man who worked security for a CNN broadcast team that covered protest and riot activity in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd filed a civil rights lawsuit against two Minnesota State Patrol officers who arrested him during the demonstrations.

A Black man who worked as a security guard for a CNN crew covering protests in Minneapolis following George Floyd’s death last summer is suing two Minnesota

Roughly a year after covering protests that followed George Floyd’s murder, a Black security officer for the CNN broadcast team reporting live from Minneapolis sued the Minnesota State Patrol troopers who arrested him in an incident his lawyers call racially motivated. On May 30, 2020, Omar Jimenez, who was arrested on air a day earlier. Michael Cooper, a former Illinois trooper, being interviewed by ABC 7 Chicago in Nov. 2020. Both men are Black, and Cooper’s lawyers claim that the fact both were targeted for arrest was no accident. “The selective arresting of Black media members was...