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DHS and DOJ say three people were arrested and charged federally over the St. Paul church riot

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Arrest records, indictments or official DOJ/DHS statements document the arrests of Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen, and William Kelly and show they are charged under 18 U.S.C. § 241 in connection with the St. Paul church riot.

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The Department of Homeland Security, working with the Department of Justice and FBI, arrested three people—Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen, and William Kelly—over a January 18 incident in which protesters entered the Cities Church in St. Paul and disrupted services. The three are charged under 18 U.S.C. §241, a statute prohibiting conspiracies to interfere with constitutional rights such as the free exercise of religion. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reiterated that obstructing religious practice is not protected speech. The release also includes DHS assertions about recent enforcement actions by ICE in Minnesota and large percentage increases in attacks and threats against ICE personnel.
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DHS’s official press release states that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), alongside FBI partners, arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen, and William Kelly in connection with the January 18 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul and that “The three are being charged under 18 USC 241.” Independent reporting (AP, Axios, MPR) corroborates the arrests and that federal authorities invoked a federal statute prohibiting conspiracy to injure, oppress, threaten or intimidate persons in the free exercise of constitutional rights (18 U.S.C. § 241). Verdict: True — federal officials arrested those three individuals and federal authorities said they were charged under 18 U.S.C. § 241 in connection with the St. Paul church protest.

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  1. Update · Jan 23, 2026, 08:58 PMTrue
    DHS’s official press release states that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), alongside FBI partners, arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen, and William Kelly in connection with the January 18 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul and that “The three are being charged under 18 USC 241.” Independent reporting (AP, Axios, MPR) corroborates the arrests and that federal authorities invoked a federal statute prohibiting conspiracy to injure, oppress, threaten or intimidate persons in the free exercise of constitutional rights (18 U.S.C. § 241). Verdict: True — federal officials arrested those three individuals and federal authorities said they were charged under 18 U.S.C. § 241 in connection with the St. Paul church protest.
  2. Original article · Jan 23, 2026
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