Overview
- Lemon was arraigned in St. Paul and released on standard conditions after entering a not guilty plea.
- Prosecutors are pursuing conspiracy and FACE Act counts tied to the Jan. 18 disruption at Cities Church.
- The government said Lemon’s phone is in Department of Homeland Security custody under a sealed search warrant pending review.
- Nine people have been indicted in the case, with independent journalist Georgia Fort scheduled to be arraigned next week.
- Lemon’s lawyers plan a First Amendment defense, pointing to livestream video that outside reviewers say shows no threats or obstruction.