IPR A view of the courtroom at the Drake Legal Clinic where the trial of Des Moines Register journalist Andrea Sahouri is being held.
The trial of Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri started Monday with testimony from police officers who were at the protest where she was arrested while on the job.
On May 31, a crowd protesting for racial justice and against police brutality blocked streets near Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines. Some people broke into stores. Police responded with tear gas and pepper spray to break up the crowd. Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was in the crowd, covering the unrest, when she was pepper-sprayed and taken into custody.