In brief
On January 18, journalist Don Lemon was arrested while documenting anti-immigration enforcement protests that disrupted a church service in Minnesota. The incident has heightened tensions between local residents and the Trump administration. Details regarding the specific charges against Lemon remain unclear following a magistrate judge's prior decision to reject an initial prosecution bid.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he entered a Minnesota church and recorded anti-immigration enforcement protesters who disrupted a service in an incident that increased tensions between residents and the Trump administration, his lawyer said Friday. It was not immediately clear what charge or charges Lemon was facing in the January 18 protest. The arrest came after a magistrate judge last week rejected prosecutors’ initial bid to charge the journalist.
