Around 6:30 pm on Friday, February 10, a credentialed journalist who appears to be Jacquie Kubin was arrested at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, DC. Activism, especially from Occupy DC, was heavy at points around the event.
Jacquie Kubin is an editor with the Washington Times Communities site and Donne Tempo, a women’s travel site. According to people on the scene she had CPAC issued credentials. One person has confirmed her identity, but I am still waiting for confirmation from Kubin or the Washington Times.
Based on the two videos of her interactions with police, as well as eye witness accounts, it looks like she was pushed and then left the sidewalk to get the police officer’s name. After being warned to get back, she is arrested.
In the second video you can hear her say that police are hurting her, that she is not resisting arrest, and then calling a nearby friend to take her camera and call her husband. Note: I have deleted a few seconds of audio near the end to protect her phone number, which she shouts out. Video footage recorded by @Timcast and @Karlwitak.
Kubin is the second journalist arrested during Occupy DC protests, and the 64th journalist arrested at Occupy events since Occupy Wall Street began. Follow @jcstearns for ongoing reporting on this and other arrests.
Source for the videos:
Clip one, @Karlwitek: http://www.twitvid.com/RK4ZD
Clip two, @Timcast: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/20356343
