"Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was released on a no money bond Friday afternoon, after being arrested for reporting on a protest. Lemon was arrested on January 29 after livestreaming a protest of at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota January 18. Lemon was charged violating federal laws by impeding the First Amendment right to freedom of religion. His lawyer Marilyn Bednarski says he intends to plea not guilty. "He's committed to fighting this case," she said, per The Hollywood Reporter."
"Lemon's defense, on the other hand, cites his First Amendment right to a free press. "I have spent my entire career covering the news. I will not stop now," he said outside a courthouse in DTLA. "In fact, there is no more important time than right now, this very moment for a free and independent media that shines a lot on the truth and holds those in power accountable.""
Don Lemon was arrested on January 29 after livestreaming a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul on January 18. Prosecutors charged him with violating federal laws by impeding the First Amendment right to freedom of religion. Lemon was released on a no-money bond and his lawyer says he intends to plead not guilty. Lemon's defense invokes his First Amendment right to a free press and he stated he will continue reporting. Minnesota magistrate and chief judges previously declined to press state charges, finding no probable cause for Lemon's arrest at the state level.
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