Federal prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against a woman accused of participating in a controversial January protest at a Minnesota church after the woman apparently did not attend the event at all. Officials have charged the protesters with civil rights crimes, saying they interfered with the right of the congregants at the church to exercise their religious beliefs. The media professional Don Lemon, who was at the event reporting on the protest, was among those charged. Charging documents filed in February say Lewis was among a group that gathered in the parking lot of a supermarket, Cub Foods, before the protest for a “pre-operation briefing”. The documents also say Lewis was one of the people who entered the church and participated in several chants.

Source: The Guardian March 22, 2026 16:56 UTC