Police arrest CNN reporter OmarJimenez during live broadcast of Minneapolis riots
CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and his crew were arrested while broadcasting live on air Friday morning from the scene of the overnight protests in Minneapolis.
Shortly after, CNN aired an audio report from correspondent Josh Campbell, who was a few blocks away, and said he had been approached by police and after identifying himself as a CNN reporter was allowed to stay on the scene. Story continuesAbout an hour later, Jimenez was released and was back on the air, describing his treatment as “pretty cordial.”
The protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed in police custody on Monday, escalated overnight and included the burning of a police precinct station, which had been evacuated by the police. The four officers involved with the death were fired, but on Thursday, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said he would not rush in pressing charges against them, stating that “there is other evidence that does not support a criminal charge.
Derek Chauvin, the officer who was videotaped kneeling on Floyd’s neck while the 46-year-old repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe, had over a dozen police conduct complaints in his 19-year career but was never disciplined.
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