US EditionDon Lemon says he offered to turn himself in but federal agents were sent for him anyway
Don Lemon faces federal charges related to a January protest at a Minnesota church, despite offering to surrender; about a dozen agents arrested him in Los Angeles, he said.
- On Thursday, Don Lemon was arrested at his Los Angeles hotel by federal agents after covering an anti‑ICE protest in Minnesota last month; he faces federal charges of conspiracy to deprive rights and violating the FACE Act.
- A Jan. 18 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul saw demonstrators storm a service where a pastor who is an ICE official serves, and a grand jury in Minnesota indicted Lemon and others for conspiracy and religious-freedom charges.
- About a dozen federal agents arrested Don Lemon at his hotel despite his attorney offering he would turn himself in, and Lemon was held roughly 12 hours in a federal courthouse holding room without contact with his lawyer.
- On Friday, Lemon was released without bond and is expected to plead not guilty, with his next court appearance scheduled for Feb. 9 in Minneapolis, his attorney vows to fight the charges.
- Supporters and press advocates warn the case raises First Amendment concerns, with Lemon and his lawyer calling his work protected and officials urging action, including President Trump and Pam Bondi.
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Journalist Don Lemon, a former star of CNN, reported that a dozen federal agents came to his hotel in Los Angeles last week to arrest him even though his lawyer had previously informed the authorities that he was willing to volunteer to face charges for alleged civil rights violations. In an interview on the night show ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’, he described the operation as “a waste of resources” and said that “there was no need to send agents”, sin…
Democrats who condemned Don Lemon’s arrest are silent on the invasion of Cities Church * WorldNetDaily * by Tyler O’Neil, The Daily Signal
Source link Children terrified by anti-ICE rioters who invaded Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026 Democrats loudly condemned the arrest of former CNN host Don Lemon on Friday, but they have not condemned the invasion of a Minnesota church in the middle of a service—the incident for which Lemon faces
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Journalist Don Lemon, a former CNN star, reported that a dozen federal agents came to his hotel in Los Angeles last week to arrest him.
Don Lemon says dozen feds arrested him despite offer to turn himself in
Don Lemon said he was arrested by about a dozen federal agents in Los Angeles last week, even though he had offered to turn himself in to face federal civil rights charges in connection with his coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church last month. The former CNN news anchor was arrested late Thursday night and charged with interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshipers at a St. Paul church on Jan. 17. Lemon was covering t…
Kimmel Claims Lemon 'Was Arrested For Committing Journalism'
Before former CNN anchor Don Lemon joined ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday to discuss his recent arrest, he was probably told by his lawyer not to say anything that would get him in trouble, so that left much of the outrage-mongering about the actual incident to the eponymous host. According to Kimmel, Lemon was “arrested for committing journalism” and accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of lying and hypocrisy for saying the administration will…
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