Freelance journalist arrested in Ferguson protests

Police in Ferguson, Mo. arrested a freelance journalist reporting for CNN Oct. 2 amid continuing protests in the city over the police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old.

Moore was arrested along with members of an activist group, known as the Millennials that have been active in the area, according to the Washington Post.

Moore is among a group of more than 20 journalists that have been arrested in Ferguson since Brown was Aug. 9 by Darren Wilson, a Ferguson police officer, according to the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Moore's daughter, Gabrielle Hanson, told the Associated Press that her mother was shooting video of a small protest outside the Ferguson Police Department when she was arrested. Moore was released Oct. 3 after being held in jail in the nearby town of St. Ann.

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said that Moore had locked arms with protesters in the street and was among those who had disregarded four orders to stop shouting, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Ferguson officials have also been criticized for charging high fees for the the disclosure of public records related to Brown's shooting. The city billed the Associated Press $135 an hour to retrieve city e-mails related to the shooting, the news wire reported.

The Radio Television Digital News Association, a media advocacy organization, has requested that Missouri's attorney general probe the charges, which can discourage media organizations from accessing documents under public records laws.