A CNN crew was arrested on air while covering the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis.
During a live broadcast Friday, Jimenez and his crew were arrested on air by Minnesota State Patrol after identifying themselves and showing their press credentials."We are live on the air at the moment.
This is the four of us, we are one team. Just put us back where you want us, just let us know. Wherever you want us, just let us know," Jimenez tells a row of police officers before an officer comes behind him with handcuffs. “Do you mind telling me why I’m under arrest, sir?"prompted by the death of George Floyd"Everyone was pretty cordial after," he said, saying he asked officers where he should stand while covering the protests in the coming days. After getting identification information from himself and his crew, he said"they eventually came back with our belongings… unclipped our handcuffs and that is when we were led out.""There was a moment, minutes after it happened where things started to sink in a little bit," he said."I was just as confused as you." Jimenez said the one thing that gave him a bit of comfort is that it was captured on live television. "Because you can have people speak up for you without you saying anything, so that gave me a bit of comfort knowing you guys saw that was happening," he said."You don't have to doubt my story… but it definitely was nerve racking at certain points." The incident has sparked backlash on social media, including towards a statement posted to Twitter from the Minnesota State Patrol, which has garnered more than 12,000 responses and 7,000 retweets. "In the course of clearing the streets and restoring order at Lake Street and Snelling Avenue, four people were arrested by State Patrol troopers, including three members of a CNN crew. The three were released once they were confirmed to be members of the media,""That’s not what happened. This is a lie. We all saw it. This spin is erroneous and disingenuous," in response. "You do your organization a disservice by even trying this nonsense. Stop tweeting and learn how to do your jobs properly. Start with reading the constitution.""He showed his press credentials before he was arrested,"
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