{"id":2257971,"date":"2026-01-30T13:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2257971"},"modified":"2026-01-30T13:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:59:22","slug":"former-celebrity-land-anchor-don-lemon-arrested-by-federal-agents-in-los-angeles-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/former-celebrity-land-anchor-don-lemon-arrested-by-federal-agents-in-los-angeles-attorney\/","title":{"rendered":"Former celebrity.land anchor Don Lemon arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles: attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Don Lemon was \u201ctaken into custody by federal agents\u201d on Thursday evening, according to his lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>The former celebrity.land anchor has been charged with violating a federal law by allegedly impeding individuals\u2019 right to worship during the anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 18, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/30\/us\/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-protest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times reported<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The 59-year-old was handcuffed in Los Angeles after attending the 2026 Recording Academy Honors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"8720449\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>Don Lemon (pictured above in December 2025) was arrested by federal agents Thursday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lemon, notably, is in California covering this weekend\u2019s Grammys.<\/p>\n<p>His lawyer, Abbe Lowell, promised in a statement that \u201cDon will fight these charges vigorously and thoroughly in court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He claimed, \u201cDon has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done. The First Amendment exists to protect journalists whose role it is to shine light on the truth and hold those in power accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued, \u201cInstead of investigating the federal agents who killed two peaceful Minnesota protesters, [Renee Good and Alex Pretti], the Trump Justice Department is devoting its time, attention and resources to this case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He referred to his client\u2019s arrest as an \u201cattempt to distract attention from the many crises facing this administration\u201d \u2014 and an \u201cunprecedented attack on the First Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Lemon was \u201ctaken into custody by federal agents\u201d on Thursday evening, according to his lawyer. The former celebrity.land anchor has been charged with violating a federal law by allegedly impeding individuals\u2019 right to worship during the anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 18, the New York Times reported Friday. 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