The FBI arrested two people on Thursday who it said were involved in a protest that disrupted a Minneapolis church service, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi. She said at least one played “a key role” in the demonstration.
Bondi posted on X, stating the FBI arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Louisa Allen in connection with the protest. She did not say what charges the two are facing.
In her post, Bondi called the protest a “coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.” The protesters targeted the church for the pastor’s alleged job with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Straight Arrow News previously reported.
Video of the protest shows that several congregants remained seated, joined the chants, recorded the protest or left the church. Others were shown encouraging the protesters to leave.
St. Paul Police officers arrived at the church at about 10:40 a.m. after receiving calls that 30 to 40 protesters had interrupted church services, Public Information Officer Nikki Muehlhausen told SAN. However, the officers did not appear to disperse the group.
“When officers arrived on scene, the group had moved outside the church and began to walk down the alley,” Meuhlhausen said in an email to SAN. “Saint Paul Police continued to monitor the protest.”
She added that the incident is the subject of an “active and ongoing disorderly conduct investigation.”
This is a developing story and more information will be added as it becomes available.
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