Videographer arrested covering Ferguson faces court hearing

Source: Associated Press

Videographer arrested covering Ferguson faces court hearing
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press | March 24, 2015 | Updated: March 24, 2015 1:49am

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — One of about two dozen journalists arrested while covering the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, after the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown faces a court hearing Tuesday.

St. Louis-based videographer Mary Moore said she wants her reputation, and her criminal record, cleared. She was charged with municipal violations after an arrest on Oct. 3. She says she was only shooting video but was among 13 people taken into custody during a demonstration outside Ferguson police headquarters.

The August death of Brown, who was black and unarmed, by then-Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, who is white, led to protests that are still going on. During the demonstrations, journalists from around the world were among the hundreds of people arrested.

Moore, whose videos have been used by The Associated Press, TV networks and other news organizations, is among the few journalists to actually go to court. She was charged with failure to comply and resisting arrest. She said she was not part of the protest, but was simply documenting it on video.


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