Good. More arrests have finally been made in connection with the violent ambush inside Cities Church — the stunt that energized the left’s protest industrial complex and turned sacred worship into political theater.
Pam Bondi announced that two more individuals tied to the Jan. 18 ‘invasion’ – Ian Davis Austin and Jerome Deangelo Richardson – have been taken into custody, building on the earlier round of charges connected to the disruption of the service. This brings the total to nine people, including CNN has-been Don Lemon.
If you riot in a place of worship, we WILL find you.
We have made two more arrests in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota: Ian Davis Austin and Jerome Deangelo Richardson.
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) February 2, 2026
The attack on the church sparked a nationwide uproar, with outraged Christians and Americans who uphold freedom of religion condemning the aggressive incident. Anti-ICE protesters stormed the aisles of the sanctuary, brandishing signs and shouting at congregants. Video footage captured children in tears, and reports indicate that at least one parishioner was injured while trying to escape the chaos. In response to the attack, Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s Democratic attorney general, remarked that such incidents are “just something you’ve gotta live with.”
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The arrest of Ian Austin was captured on video by a news producer outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, which houses a Department of Homeland Security detention center for undocumented immigrants:
FBI arrests man outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis on Friday who says his name is Ian Austin.
After yelling to bystanders about having done a stream and asking them to contact a lawyer for him, he says, “I was at the church! They want to turn me into a f***ing… pic.twitter.com/wZs41dGQ2y
— Paul A. Szypula ?? (@Bubblebathgirl) January 30, 2026
The tweet says:
FBI arrests man outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis on Friday who says his name is Ian Austin.
After yelling to bystanders about having done a stream and asking them to contact a lawyer for him, he says, “I was at the church! They want to turn me into a f***ing terr*rist.”
He was likely referring to the Cities Church in St. Paul that Don Lemon was arrested for his involvement in raiding.
Nobody is above the law.
(scrippsnews on TT)
In addition to Lemon, Richardson, and Austin, a federal indictment unsealed on Friday also identified agitators Nekima Valdez Levy-Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen, William Scott Kelly, Trahern Jeen Crews, Jamael Lydell Lundy, and Georgia Ellyse Fort as defendants in the case:
The other individuals involved have been charged with conspiring to violate someone’s constitutional rights and with violations of the FACE Act, the 1994 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. The two additional individuals are expected to face the same charges.
Let’s be crystal clear: someone storming a church service, intimidating worshippers, and broadcasting the confrontation on social media is not a constitutional exercise of free speech. It’s criminal behavior. It’s assault. And the fact that law enforcement is now moving beyond words and into arrests is the only right outcome.
If more arrests are forthcoming — as seems likely — that’s justice being done, not politics. And frankly, it’s long overdue.
