Overview
- Lemon detailed on Jimmy Kimmel Live that agents grabbed him at a Los Angeles hotel elevator and showed a warrant on a phone after he demanded to see it.
- He said he had offered through counsel to self-report but received no response, calling the late-night operation a waste of resources intended to intimidate.
- Lemon recounted being held roughly 12 to 13 hours in a courthouse holding room and initially being denied a phone call, later using his Apple Watch to reach out.
- A grand jury indictment unsealed Jan. 29 charges Lemon, fellow journalist Georgia Fort, and others with conspiracy against rights and FACE Act violations tied to the Jan. 18 Cities Church protest.
- He was released on recognizance, says he was reporting as a journalist, plans to plead not guilty, and has a Feb. 9 court date in Minneapolis.