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Bondi announces two more arrests in Minnesota church protest

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced arrests of Ian Davis Austin and Jerome Deangelo Richardson linked to a coordinated attack on a St. Paul church, amid ongoing FBI investigations.

  • On Monday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced two more arrests for storming Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, naming Ian Davis Austin and Jerome Deangelo Richardson and writing, `If you riot in a place of worship, we WILL find you`.
  • Last month, anti-ICE protesters stormed Cities Church and accused pastor David Easterwood of leading ICE's St. Paul field office, prompting a Justice Department investigation after chants disrupted services.
  • Online jail records show Austin was arrested Friday and berated a pastor during service, while Richardson's custody timing is unclear; Austin's attorney Sarah Gad did not return a call.
  • A grand jury in Minnesota unsealed an indictment charging nine with federal civil rights conspiracy and interference during the Jan. 18 protest at Cities Church, while Rep. Ilhan Omar called the arrests unconstitutional and demanded their release.
  • President Donald Trump said starting Monday the federal government will cut funding to sanctuary cities and states, including Minnesota, while immigration enforcement operations continue and ProPublica identified two federal agents in a recent fatal shooting.
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Monday two more arrests following a protest in a Minnesota church against the immigration offensive, raising the number of people arrested to nine. The nine were named in a formal indictment filed by a grand jury on Friday. Independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were among the four arrested on Friday. Three others were arrested early in the week, including prominent local activist Nekima L…

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DOJ announces more arrests in St. Paul church protest, nine total

(The Center Square) – Federal officials have made nine arrests in connection with a protest that disrupted a Sunday morning church service in St. Paul on Jan. 18.

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