Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have advanced charges against Don Lemon and co-defendants stemming from a January 2026 protest at a St. Paul church that disrupted services amid opposition to immigration enforcement. After an initial magistrate declined to approve an arrest warrant for lack of probable cause, the Department of Justice obtained a grand jury indictment on counts including conspiracy to violate civil rights and interference with religious exercise under the FACE Act. Lemon entered a not guilty plea in February and vowed to contest the case, while Attorney General Pam Bondi signaled continued pursuit. With proceedings now scheduled in federal court and no subsequent motions to dismiss reported, traders assign an 88.5 percent probability that the charges will remain active through resolution.