DOJ Arrests Ringleader Behind Church Ambush During Sunday Service

Federal charges follow a coordinated disruption of Sunday worship at Cities Church.

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1/22/20261 min read

Federal authorities have arrested key organizers of the protest that stormed Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, during a Sunday service, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday. The FBI and Homeland Security Investigations took into custody Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Louisa Allen on alleged federal charges linked to organizing the disruption of worship, with Bondi stressing that attacks on places of worship will not be tolerated. Both are accused of playing central roles in the coordinated takeover of the church service, and the arrests follow widespread controversy over the protest, which was framed by participants as a rally against local immigration enforcement.

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