Unsealed indictment against Don Lemon cites his own comments on livestream from 'takeover' at church
Lemon was arrested on Thursday despite pleading that he was acting as a journalist during the church invasion.
The allegations against former CNN anchor Don Lemon were unsealed Friday from an indictment over his participation in a protest at a church that terrified churchgoers.
The document, screenshots of which were shared by CNN's Jake Tapper, sets out the evidence against Lemon and the other defendants in the "takeover" of the Cities Church in St. Paul on Jan. 18 at about 10:30 a.m.
He referred to the experience as 'traumatic and uncomfortable' ... and admitted that was the purpose of the takeover.
Lemon has claimed that he was in attendance at the incident only as a journalist, but the indictment sets forth evidence that he participated as an aggressor to threaten and intimidate church members and clergy.
"After the service commenced, a group of approximately 20-40 agitators, including all of the defendants named in this Indictment, entered the Church in a coordinated takeover-style attack and engaged in acts of oppression, intimidation, threats, interference, and physical obstruction alleged herein," prosecutors said.
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