St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Valerie Schremp Hahn was covering the protests last night, including taking pictures and tweeting about vandalism during the march. In the process, she was attacked by a protester, who tried to get her phone from herm, likely thinking that she had taken a picture of him doing something illegal.
Someone just swiped an American flag from this porch. pic.twitter.com/3mejdeYigK
— Valerie Schremp Hahn (@valeriehahn) October 10, 2014
Someone just ran up and broke a front window here. pic.twitter.com/cnxsDeSccL
— Valerie Schremp Hahn (@valeriehahn) October 10, 2014
Burning a flag on Flora. pic.twitter.com/UI492RDnzN
— Valerie Schremp Hahn (@valeriehahn) October 10, 2014
Saw some guys slamming a brick on the ground to break it in two.
— Valerie Schremp Hahn (@valeriehahn) October 10, 2014
Some guy asked what I was tweeting and I said nothing. He basically but me in a headlock and asked to get my phone. I said no
— Valerie Schremp Hahn (@valeriehahn) October 10, 2014
I screamed "get away from me! Get away from me!" And ran towards the crowd. My press pass fell off but I still have my damn phone.
— Valerie Schremp Hahn (@valeriehahn) October 10, 2014
Ms. Hahn then went back looking for her press pass in the morning, but just found a burnt American flag:
Went back to Flora Place this rainy morning to look for my press pass. Found this. pic.twitter.com/uCkurF3ZRa
— Valerie Schremp Hahn (@valeriehahn) October 10, 2014