Don Lemon could face up to a year in prison if convicted on criminal charges
Law enforcement shouldn't be political.
Former CNN anchor and journalist Don Lemon is slated to appear in federal court Friday afternoon to face federal criminal charges and potential jail time in connection with his alleged involvement in a protest at a Minnesota church earlier this month.
Lemon will be charged in Los Angeles Friday afternoon on allegations of conspiring to violate someone's constitutional rights and alleged FACE Act violations, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Fox News Digital.
The FACE Act, passed in 1994, is a federal law that prohibits the use of force, intimidation, or obstruction to deliberately "injure, intimidate, or interfere" with an individual's ability to exercise their right to religious freedom at a place of worship.
FACE Act violations carry penalties ranging from fines to prison time, depending on the severity of the violation alleged and other contributing factors. Because the FACE Act classifies a first-time violation involving the use of force or physical obstruction as a misdemeanor, Lemon could face a maximum of one year in federal prison if prosecutors seek those charges. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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Lemon's attorney, Abbe Lowell, said the case is an "unprecedented attack" on the First Amendment and an attempt by the Justice Department to chill free speech protections, including
He told Fox News Digital in a statement that Lemon would fight the charges "vigorously and thoroughly" in federal court.
Lemon's arrest comes more than a week after he was seen with a group of anti-ICE protesters who interrupted a church service at the Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official serves as a pastor. The group of protesters was seen chanting "ICE out," according to video footage, and interrupting the service.
Three other individuals, including independent journalist Georgia Fort, were also charged Friday in connection with their alleged involvement in the demonstration.
Fort said she was also at the church in a reporting capacity.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday confirmed reports of Lemon's arrest earlier in the day, saying on social media that he and three others had been taken into custody in connection with the protest.
"At my direction, early this morning federal agents arrested Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, in …
Law enforcement shouldn't be political.
Former CNN anchor and journalist Don Lemon is slated to appear in federal court Friday afternoon to face federal criminal charges and potential jail time in connection with his alleged involvement in a protest at a Minnesota church earlier this month.
Lemon will be charged in Los Angeles Friday afternoon on allegations of conspiring to violate someone's constitutional rights and alleged FACE Act violations, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Fox News Digital.
The FACE Act, passed in 1994, is a federal law that prohibits the use of force, intimidation, or obstruction to deliberately "injure, intimidate, or interfere" with an individual's ability to exercise their right to religious freedom at a place of worship.
FACE Act violations carry penalties ranging from fines to prison time, depending on the severity of the violation alleged and other contributing factors. Because the FACE Act classifies a first-time violation involving the use of force or physical obstruction as a misdemeanor, Lemon could face a maximum of one year in federal prison if prosecutors seek those charges. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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Lemon's attorney, Abbe Lowell, said the case is an "unprecedented attack" on the First Amendment and an attempt by the Justice Department to chill free speech protections, including
He told Fox News Digital in a statement that Lemon would fight the charges "vigorously and thoroughly" in federal court.
Lemon's arrest comes more than a week after he was seen with a group of anti-ICE protesters who interrupted a church service at the Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official serves as a pastor. The group of protesters was seen chanting "ICE out," according to video footage, and interrupting the service.
Three other individuals, including independent journalist Georgia Fort, were also charged Friday in connection with their alleged involvement in the demonstration.
Fort said she was also at the church in a reporting capacity.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday confirmed reports of Lemon's arrest earlier in the day, saying on social media that he and three others had been taken into custody in connection with the protest.
"At my direction, early this morning federal agents arrested Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, in …
Don Lemon could face up to a year in prison if convicted on criminal charges
Law enforcement shouldn't be political.
Former CNN anchor and journalist Don Lemon is slated to appear in federal court Friday afternoon to face federal criminal charges and potential jail time in connection with his alleged involvement in a protest at a Minnesota church earlier this month.
Lemon will be charged in Los Angeles Friday afternoon on allegations of conspiring to violate someone's constitutional rights and alleged FACE Act violations, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Fox News Digital.
The FACE Act, passed in 1994, is a federal law that prohibits the use of force, intimidation, or obstruction to deliberately "injure, intimidate, or interfere" with an individual's ability to exercise their right to religious freedom at a place of worship.
FACE Act violations carry penalties ranging from fines to prison time, depending on the severity of the violation alleged and other contributing factors. Because the FACE Act classifies a first-time violation involving the use of force or physical obstruction as a misdemeanor, Lemon could face a maximum of one year in federal prison if prosecutors seek those charges. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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Lemon's attorney, Abbe Lowell, said the case is an "unprecedented attack" on the First Amendment and an attempt by the Justice Department to chill free speech protections, including
He told Fox News Digital in a statement that Lemon would fight the charges "vigorously and thoroughly" in federal court.
Lemon's arrest comes more than a week after he was seen with a group of anti-ICE protesters who interrupted a church service at the Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official serves as a pastor. The group of protesters was seen chanting "ICE out," according to video footage, and interrupting the service.
Three other individuals, including independent journalist Georgia Fort, were also charged Friday in connection with their alleged involvement in the demonstration.
Fort said she was also at the church in a reporting capacity.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday confirmed reports of Lemon's arrest earlier in the day, saying on social media that he and three others had been taken into custody in connection with the protest.
"At my direction, early this morning federal agents arrested Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, in …
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