Activists charged with federal civil rights violations in Cities Church protest
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Three activists charged with federal civil rights violations for disrupting a church service in St. Paul are expected to be released from pretrial detention soon after a federal judge rejected a request from prosecutors to keep them jailed.
Attorney Jill Brisbois who represents Chauntyll Allen, told MPR News that U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino blocked a Justice Department move to detain Allen, and fellow activists Nekima Levy Armstrong and William Kelly.
The three are charged with violating the civil rights of the congregation at Cities Church in St. Paul after learning that David Easterwood — a St. Paul field director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement — is part of the church’s ministry team.
— Matt Sepic, MPR News
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