HuffPo Reporter Tweets Photo Of ‘Cop Who Assaulted Me’ In Ferguson

Police officers work their way north on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., clearing the road of people Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Protests in the St. Louis suburb rocked by racial unrest since a white police off... Police officers work their way north on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., clearing the road of people Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Protests in the St. Louis suburb rocked by racial unrest since a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death turned violent Wednesday night, with some people lobbing Molotov cocktails and other objects at police who responded with smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse the crowd. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen) MORE LESS
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Huffington Post reporter Ryan J. Reilly on Thursday morning posted photos of the St. Louis County police officer who he said arrested and assaulted him the evening before as he covered the violence in Ferguson, Mo.

Reilly, a former TPM reporter, was arrested at a local McDonald’s along with Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery. Both were later released. Reilly has since tweeted his account of the incident and his treatment by the officer.

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