{"id":4409,"date":"2026-01-30T22:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=4409"},"modified":"2026-01-30T22:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:06:02","slug":"don-lemon-arrested-following-church-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=4409","title":{"rendered":"Don Lemon Arrested Following \u2018Church Invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"239\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"29\">Arrest During the Grammys<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"239\">Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was taken into federal custody in Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"239\">while covering the Grammy Awards, linked to his presence at a Jan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"239\">18 protest that disrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"558\"><strong data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"268\">The Protest and Charges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"558\">At Cities Church, anti\u2013immigration-enforcement protesters interrupted worship.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"558\">Lemon livestreamed the event and interacted with participants.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"558\">He was charged with \u201cconspiracy to deprive rights\u201d and violating the<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"558\">FACE Act by \u201cinterfering by force\u201d with worshippers\u2019 First Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"820\"><strong data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"577\">Legal Dispute<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"820\">A federal magistrate previously declined to sign a criminal complaint,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"820\">citing a lack of probable cause at that stage. Lemon\u2019s attorney called the<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"820\">arrest \u201can unprecedented attack on press freedom,\u201d saying Lemon was reporting, not organizing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"1033\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"842\">Broader Response<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"1033\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed continued prosecutions, saying,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"1033\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cIf you protested and went into that church\u2026 we are coming after you,\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"1033\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">emphasizing that \u201cno individual is \u2018above the law.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arrest During the Grammys Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was taken into federal custody in Los Angeles while covering the Grammy Awards, linked to his presence at a Jan. 18 protest that disrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Protest and Charges At Cities Church, anti\u2013immigration-enforcement protesters interrupted worship. 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