Former CNN Anchor Don Lemon charged with federal civil rights crimes in anti-ICE protest
The Associated Press reports that journalist Don Lemon has been charged with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted service at a church in Minnesota. He "is charged with . . . interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshipers during a Jan. 18 protest at the Cities Church in St. Paul, where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official serves as a pastor."
Lemon was arrested in Los Angeles, where he had been covering the Grammy Awards. He is expected to appear in court this afternoon.
