US EditionJournalist Arrested After Covering Church Protest
Don Lemon and three others face conspiracy charges for disrupting a church service during an anti-ICE protest, with prosecutors citing interference with First Amendment worship rights.
- Friday, Don Lemon was arrested in Los Angeles and charged in a federal civil rights indictment tied to a Jan. 18 church protest, then released on a personal recognizance bond.
- The U.S. Department of Justice says the probe began after protesters disrupted a service at Cities Church, Minnesota, with chants and a shopping center pre-op meeting, prosecutors allege.
- A magistrate judge in Minnesota federal court last week rejected prosecutors' initial bid to charge Lemon, raising questions about probable cause, as video clips on Lemon's YouTube show worshipers and protesters together.
- News organizations and journalism groups, including the National Association of Black Journalists, condemned the arrest as alarming for press freedom, while Lemon's defense says he plans to plead not guilty and fight the charges.
- Critics say the case amounts to an assault on press freedom, with experts warning the arrests threaten First Amendment rights and civil rights advocates highlighting racial implications.
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Don Lemon has been released from jail and he’s speaking out about being arrested. The 59-year-old journalist held hands with husband Tim Malone while leaving court on Friday afternoon (January 30) in Los Angeles. The former CNN host was charged with allegedly violating a federal law related to interfering with worship during an anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in Minneapolis on January 18. Don has said he had no affiliation to the protestors an…
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