DC Journo Sues St. Louis County Over Ferguson Arrest
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of Trey Yingst, a Washington-based reporter for News2Share, against St. Louis County and St. Louis Police Lieutenant James Vollmer for allegedly violating his rights by arresting him while covering the protests in Ferguson, The St. Louis Business Journal first reported.
According to the complaint, Yingst was arrested on Nov 22. for refusing to stop filming the protests after police asked him to move to another location.
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