Topline
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been taken into federal custody in what his attorney called an "unprecedented attack on the First Amendment,” in connection with an anti-ICE protest inside a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Key Facts
Lemon's attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement that Lemon was taken into federal custody in Los Angeles Thursday night.
What charges Lemon will face was not immediately clear.
The arrest comes after a federal magistrate judge last week refused to issue arrest warrants for five people connected to the church protest, including Lemon, with one judge writing there was no evidence Lemon or his producer committed any crime.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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