Far-right influencer Jake Lang charged with damaging ice sculpture at Minnesota Capitol
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Far-right influencer Jake Lang was charged Friday with felony damage to property, after posting video to social media showing him damaging an ice sculpture outside the Minnesota Capitol.
The incident happened Thursday, with the sculpture — commissioned by a veterans organization — originally spelling out “PROSECUTE ICE,” in opposition to the ongoing surge of federal immigration agents to Minnesota.
Lang — who was pardoned for his participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and who organized an anti-Islam demonstration in Minneapolis last month — posted video to his social media account showing him kicking down several letters from the sculpture so that it spelled “PRO ICE.”
Court records indicate Lang, who is 30 years old and from Florida, made an initial appearance on Friday afternoon, where he was granted release on the condition that he must stay at least three blocks away from the Minnesota Capitol. He’s due back in court on March 3.
Lang had previously announced plans to hold a weekend rally at the Capitol, in support of ICE. It was unclear whether that rally would still take place.
— MPR News staff
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