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Jake Lang Charged With Felony for Destroying 'Prosecute ICE' Sculpture at Minnesota Capitol

The judge released him with a three-block stay-away order from the Capitol pending a March 3 court date.

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Left: Jake Lang kicks down the letters of an ice sculpture at the Minnesota State Capitol. Right: Jake Lang is booked into the Ramsey County Jail. (Jake Lang via X and Ramsey County Sheriff's Office)
A veterans group poses for a photo with an ice sculpture created by a local artist reading “Prosecute ICE” outside the State Capitol building on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images North America/TNS)
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Overview

  • The display was a permitted installation by veterans group Common Defense costing about $6,250, and Lang filmed himself kicking letters to change the message to “PRO ICE.”
  • State troopers stopped his vehicle near the Capitol and he was booked into the Ramsey County Jail before prosecutors filed a first-degree property damage charge against the pardoned Jan. 6 participant.
  • Court records show he was released with conditions that bar him from coming within three blocks of the Capitol, complicating a rally he had announced there.
  • The criminal complaint notes Lang’s claim of “artistic expression” and responds that the First Amendment does not protect damaging someone else’s property.
  • Common Defense condemned the vandalism as they continue pressing for state accountability over ICE operations tied to Operation Metro Surge and recent fatal encounters.