One of the church’s pastors, David Easterwood, also serves as an ICE official.
Late Friday afternoon, Lemon appeared in court at a federal building in downtown Los Angeles wearing a white suit. Federal prosecutors requested a $100,000 bond and sought to restrict Lemon’s travel to Minneapolis and New York, where he lives. A magistrate judge denied both requests.
Lemon was not asked to enter a plea. His arraignment was scheduled for Feb. 9 in federal court in Minneapolis.
The 14-page indictment outlines preparations for the protest, referred to by organizers as Operation Pullup. It quotes organizer Nekima Levy Armstrong as saying demonstrators planned to “disrupt business as usual” and wanted to keep plans confidential. Continue reading…