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A journalist who was with disgraced ex-CNN host Don Lemon when he allegedly stormed a Minnesota church has shared video of the moment agents came to also arrest her Friday morning.

“There’s agents at my door,” independent journalist Georgia Fort said as she livestreamed the arrest on Facebook Live.

“As a member of the press, I filmed the church protest a few weeks ago and now I’m being arrested for that,” Fort added.


  Georgia Fort shared a video of the moment agents came to arrest her Friday morning. Facebook / Georgia Fort Georgia Fort shared a video of the moment agents came to arrest her Friday morning. Facebook / Georgia Fort

“It’s hard to understand how we have a Constitution, Constitutional rights, when we can just be arrested for being a member of the press.”

At one point, a female arresting officer can be heard telling Fort to hurry up and come outside.

Fort, who is based in the Twin Cities, was arrested at her home at around 6 a.m. local time Friday.


  “As a member of the press, I filmed the church protest a few weeks ago and now I’m being arrested for that,” Fort said. Instagram / @bygeorgiafort “As a member of the press, I filmed the church protest a few weeks ago and now I’m being arrested for that,” Fort said. Instagram / @bygeorgiafort

She’s known for her program “Here’s the Truth” — an independently produced TV series that earned 12 Regional Emmy nominations, winning three, according to her website.

“Her mission as a storyteller is to change the narrative by amplifying truth, elevating diverse sources, and providing context around social justice issues,” the site says. 

Fort is also the founder and president of the nonprofit Center for Broadcast Journalism, which she launched in 2022 to “increase representation in media across Minnesota.”

In addition to Lemon and Fort, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that two other local activists have been arrested in connection to the Jan. 18 demonstration at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Trahern Jeen Crews, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Minnesota, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, who works for the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, were also taken into custody Friday, Bondi said.

Crews is a fellow at the Bush Foundation charity, which described his activist efforts as “aiming to rectify historical injustices and build generational wealth for Black communities.” He’s also ran unsuccessfully for local office multiple times, according to Ballotpedia.


  Don Lemon and Fort were two of around 30 to 40 who stormed the church after reports that the pastor was an ICE agent. @TheDonLemonShow/YouTube Don Lemon and Fort were two of around 30 to 40 who stormed the church after reports that the pastor was an ICE agent. @TheDonLemonShow/YouTube

Lundy, a small business owner and longtime government staffer, announced earlier this month that he is running to run for Minnesota Senate District 65. Hours before his arrest, he posted a video of himself on the campaign trail.

Lemon has been charged with conspiracy to deprive rights and interfering with First Amendment rights. It was not immediately clear if the other three people arrested Friday were facing the same charges.

The four were among the 30 to 40 protesters who stormed the church after reports that the pastor was an ICE agent.


  The former CNN host said he has no affiliation to the group that stormed the church, and he only went in as a journalist covering the protests. Don Lemon / YouTube The former CNN host said he has no affiliation to the group that stormed the church, and he only went in as a journalist covering the protests. Don Lemon / YouTube

Lemon, who was fired from CNN in 2023, said he has no affiliation to the group that stormed the church, and he only went in as a journalist covering the protests.

“We’re not part of the activists, but we’re here just reporting on them,” Lemon was heard saying in the video.

He was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had been covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney Abbe Lowell said Friday.


  A general view outside Cites Church on Jan. 22, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Getty Images A general view outside Cites Church on Jan. 22, 2026, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Getty Images

“Instead of investigating the federal agents who killed two peaceful Minnesota protesters, the Trump Justice Department is devoting its time, attention and resources to this arrest, and that is the real indictment of wrongdoing in this case,” Lowell said in a statement.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday morning posted on X that Lemon, Fort, and activists Trahern Jeen Crews and Jamael Lydell Lundy were arrested at her direction “in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church.”

In total, seven people have now been arrested over the chaos at Cities Church.

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