Crime & Safety
AG: Asbury Park Arrest Of Reporter 'Won't Happen Again'
Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said a charge against an Asbury Park Press reporter was dismissed.
ASBURY PARK – Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said a charge against an Asbury Park Press reporter was dismissed after he was arrested during the George Floyd protests in Asbury Park on Monday.
Grewal said he knows officers "face enormous challenges while maintaining order during a chaotic situation."
He discussed this matter with local authorities and they were expected to dismiss the charge on Tuesday.
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"We will also figure out why this happened and make sure it doesn't happen again. Because in America, we don't lock up reporters for doing their job," he said.
A video showed a tussle between police and another person, and The Asbury Park Press reported that one of its journalists was arrested:
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Scary stuff! Video of @newsguz getting taken down in Asbury Park. https://t.co/rWNNvky3em pic.twitter.com/epqlFcEBzd
— Reporter (@Reporter_15) June 2, 2020
I was arrested during the protest against police brutality in Asbury Park earlier tonight. I was just released from the Belmar PD headquarters with a summons for failing to obey an order to disperse.
— Gustavo Martinez (@newsguz) June 2, 2020
Martinez provided an account of the arrest here: 'F--- him! He's the problem!' APP reporter tells about his arrest at George Floyd protest
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