US EditionMagistrate Judge Declines Charges Against Don Lemon in Minnesota Church Protest
A federal magistrate judge declined to charge Don Lemon after he joined anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters disrupting a church service, with 21% of similar cases dismissed recently.
- A Minnesota federal magistrate judge refused to sign a complaint charging independent journalist Don Lemon in connection with a protest inside a church in St. Paul on Sunday.
- Chauntyll Louisa Allen, who serves on the St. Paul School Board, and Nekima Levy Armstrong were arrested and charged in connection with the church protest.
- Protesters said they entered St. Paul's Cities Church on Sunday after discovering that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official appeared to be one of the pastors at the church.
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A Minnesota federal magistrate judge’s refusal to approve criminal charges against former CNN broadcaster Don Lemon has drawn scrutiny amid questions about the judge’s potential conflict of interest, as the Justice Department says it will continue pursuing the people who targeted a Christian church in St. Paul “to the ends of the Earth.” U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko declined this week to sign off on a criminal complaint sought by federal …
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