Two Journalists Arrested Amid Renewed Clashes In Ferguson, Mo.
Officers reportedly ordered customers to leave a McDonald's where the reporters had been working. Tensions between protesters and police have rocked the St. Louis suburb since 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed on Saturday.
@HuffingtonPost reporter @ryanjreilly arrested when police closed Ferguson McDonalds. #MikeBrown #Ferguson
Robert Cohen@kodacohenFollow
@HuffingtonPost reporter @ryanjreilly arrested when police closed Ferguson McDonalds. #MikeBrown #Ferguson
6:23 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
Reporters Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post and Ryan J. Reilly of the Huffington Post were working inside a McDonald's in Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday when officers arrived and arrested the two journalists.
SWAT just invade McDonald's where I'm working/recharging. Asked for ID when I took photo.
Ryan J. Reilly@ryanjreillyFollow
SWAT just invade McDonald's where I'm working/recharging. Asked for ID when I took photo.
4:53 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
Police come into McD where me and @ryanjreilly working. Try to kick everyone out.
Wesley Lowery@WesleyLoweryFollow
Police come into McD where me and @ryanjreilly working. Try to kick everyone out.
4:53 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
"We cannot guarantee your safety. We will not be answering 911 calls"
"We cannot guarantee your safety. We will not be answering 911 calls"
4:53 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
Photo of reporter I believe to be @ryanjreilly being cuffed and put in a police van minutes ago in #Ferguson
Jon Swaine@jonswaineFollow
Photo of reporter I believe to be @ryanjreilly being cuffed and put in a police van minutes ago in #Ferguson
5:14 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
Information on the status of the two men was not immediately available.
I just called Ferguson police chief to ask about @WesleyLowery and @ryanjreilly, told him what I knew. His response: "Oh, God."
Matt Pearce@mattdpearceFollow
I just called Ferguson police chief to ask about @WesleyLowery and @ryanjreilly, told him what I knew. His response: "Oh, God."
8:30 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
Called #ferguson police to ask abt our reporter @ryanjreilly being arrested. Told they couldn't tell me. I asked for his name. He hung up.
Amanda Terkel@aterkelFollow
Called #ferguson police to ask abt our reporter @ryanjreilly being arrested. Told they couldn't tell me. I asked for his name. He hung up.
5:39 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
The two reporters later confirmed on Twitter they were taken into custody and released.
Well, @WesleyLowery and I have been released. That was an experience.
Well, @WesleyLowery and I have been released. That was an experience.
5:41 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
The Ferguson police chief told a Los Angeles Times reporter that St. Louis County officials were handling operations.
Ferguson chief tells me @WesleyLowery and @ryanjreilly's arresters were "probably somebody who didn't know better."
Ferguson chief tells me @WesleyLowery and @ryanjreilly's arresters were "probably somebody who didn't know better."
5:47 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
I just talked to the Ferguson chief again about Wes and Ryan. "I told them to release them," he said of the riot command.
I just talked to the Ferguson chief again about Wes and Ryan. "I told them to release them," he said of the riot command.
5:46 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
Lowery detailed the arrest and a use of force by at least one officer against him.
Officers decided we weren't leaving McDonalds quickly enough, shouldn't have been taping them.
Officers decided we weren't leaving McDonalds quickly enough, shouldn't have been taping them.
5:40 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
Officers slammed me into a fountain soda machine because I was confused about which door they were asking me to walk out of
Officers slammed me into a fountain soda machine because I was confused about which door they were asking me to walk out of
5:44 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
As he was arrested, he said he saw a black man in the back of a police truck who was refused paramedics.
"I'm dying. I'm dying. Please call help he screamed." They mocked him
"I'm dying. I'm dying. Please call help he screamed." They mocked him
5:45 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
He was not given the names of any of the officers involved.
Detained, booked, given answers to no questions. Then just let out
Detained, booked, given answers to no questions. Then just let out
5:46 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
"The chief thought he was doing you a favor" - police officer tells me about release. With no charges, no police report
"The chief thought he was doing you a favor" - police officer tells me about release. With no charges, no police report
6:04 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
It's as if the arrest and the assaults never took place. Just opened the doors and let is out as if we'd let it go
It's as if the arrest and the assaults never took place. Just opened the doors and let is out as if we'd let it go
6:04 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
The treatment they received from police was far better than that of others in Ferguson, Lowery noted.
I'm emotional, but need to note: Ryan and I are fine. Have seen people in Ferguson hurt by gas/rubber bullets. This wasn't that
I'm emotional, but need to note: Ryan and I are fine. Have seen people in Ferguson hurt by gas/rubber bullets. This wasn't that
6:00 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
Lowery captured video of his arrest Wednesday inside the McDonald's.
Marty Baron, executive editor of the Washington Post, released a statement condemning the arrest of Lowery, saying "there was absolutely no justification for his arrest."
My statement on arrest of @wesleylowery in Ferguson: "assault on the freedom of the press to cover the news" http://t.co/APWzcLdWVI
Marty Baron@PostBaronFollow
My statement on arrest of @wesleylowery in Ferguson: "assault on the freedom of the press to cover the news" http://t.co/APWzcLdWVI
9:49 PM - 13 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
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