Amy Goodman Arrested

Amy Goodman, radio show host of the syndicated program Democracy Now, was arrested on September 1, 2008, outside of the XCel Center as the 2008 Republican Nation Convention began. Goodman was reporting on an anti-war demonstration when two of her producers, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar, were arrested on charges of suspicion of rioting.¹ Goodman said she had gone to speak to the officers on the behalf of her arrested colleagues when she was arrested.²

Fast Facts

1. Date of arrest: Monday, September 1, 2008
2. Questioned officers about the arrests of her producers³
3. Charged with: Obstructing legal process and interfering with a peace officer
4. Goodman's charge is a misdemeanor²
5. Was freed later the same day
6. Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar were charged with a felony²
7. On the same day dozens of demonstrators were also arrested including Matt Rourke, a photographer for the Associated Press³

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