New Jersey Charges Sgt. Darryl Brown in $10,000 Camera Theft at Newark ICE Protest
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Updated · Gothamist · Jun 4
New Jersey Charges Sgt. Darryl Brown in $10,000 Camera Theft at Newark ICE Protest
3 articles · Updated · Gothamist · Jun 4
Summary
Wednesday’s charge accuses Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Sgt. Darryl Brown of stealing Associated Press photographer Angelina Katsanis’s camera bag after she was injured covering Saturday’s protest outside Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center.
An AirTag in the bag led a friend to Brown’s Sparta Township home, and investigators said Brown’s body-camera footage showed him handling a dark bag matching the missing equipment.
Brown was suspended without pay and faces up to five years in prison and $15,000 in fines if convicted; prosecutors called the allegations serious and damaging to public trust.
Katsanis’s lawyer said the stolen gear was essential reporting equipment, while she is still recovering from a knee injury suffered when she was struck by a piece of lumber at the protest.
The case lands amid broader press-freedom complaints at Delaney Hall, where advocates say journalists have reported 30 assaults, two arrests and multiple equipment seizures or losses since May 26.