Posted on 01/24/2026 1:48:45 AM PST by Morgana
All three Minnesota church protestors have now been released from federal custody.
A federal magistrate judge on Friday ordered the release of William Kelly, the far-left agitator who stormed a St. Paul church and harassed parishioners on Sunday.
William Kelly was arrested and charged with conspiracy to deprive rights, a federal crime, and violating the FACE Act 18 USC 248 for his involvement in the St. Paul church riots.
Kelly was wearing his signature “**** Trump” beanie when he was taken into custody.
On Friday, Magistrate Shannon Elkins said there was no basis for pretrial detention.
Kelly, a well-known leftist agitator, charged into Cities Church on Sunday as Don Lemon livestreamed the crime.
He got in the face of parishioners and shouted down the pastor.
Kelly later compared storming the church to Jesus flipping over tables in the Temple.
Worshippers and children were absolutely terrified as William Kelly, BLM activist Nikema Armstrong, and Don Lemon interrupted the service and shouted down the pastor.
WATCH:
Don Lemon Livestreams as Anti- ICE Protestors Storm Church in St. Paul
After storming the church, William Kelly taunted Bondi.
“Yesterday, I went into a church with Nekima Armstrong, and I protested these white supremacists!” he said. “The pastor of the church is a ******** ICE leader in the city?!”
“They want to come after me? **** em!” he said. “**** those ****** Nazis! Come and get me, Pam Bondi! You ******* traitorous *****!”
WATCH:
A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of the other two Minnesota church protestors.
US District Judge Laura Provinzino, a Biden appointee, said the protestors, Nekima Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen, are not a serious flight risk.
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no surprise there considering the rising stench of MN corruption unleashed daily. do hope the legal process drains their bank accounts significantly, bless their li’l hearts.
This is not a controversial decision. Under federal law, release is routinely allowed in lower level cases.
Hoft click bait title
We’re shocked by him right lol
The king of bombast
But Benny is gaining on him
Recall that DC judge Beryl Howell ordered pretrial detention for J6 protesters. Some languished for years in the DC gulag and never got a trial. Not ordinary treatment.
Nekima was executive director of Minn's Wayfinder Foundation, "dedicated to community activism" 2019-2024.....reporting some $5.24M in total revenue. Lefty Armstrong's compensation included $936,395 in salary, plus $201,313 in health coverage, plan contributions, and deferred compensation—bringing her total to over $1.1M million pocketed. By contrast, the (gag) "nonprofit" disbursed roughly $700,052 in "grants" to the needy over the same six years.
The next Holy Crusades will be waged not from Rome but from America. It’s getting close.
I don’t think these retarded morons realize just how many “white supremacists” they’re creating with their antics.
.....these retarded lefty morons don’t realize just how many
new “white supremacists” they’re creating with their antics.
Good catch.
Maybe not a flight risk as the term is generally used, but the likelihood of offending again is already demonstrated to be high.
Throw the skank judge’s ass in jail and hold him as collateral for his boyfriend.
Seems to me that if not - it would be a violation of the 14th Amendment.
STUFF IT, MAGGIE!!
Beryl Howell is PURE EVIL and needs an EXCORCISM by a RABBI!
Can’t judges be arrested? These people are so terrible, they must have some skeletons in their closets that have made them scofflaws.
Do know names
New bill proposal:
Anybody a judge releases, first day must stay at judges house to ensure decision was a good and safe one for community....that judge sees first hand any unfortunate consequences in his thinking. Will make room for better thinking judges!
Typical leftist DIM criminal loser who steals from everyone they can and has no remorse over their criminal life style.
If you vote DIM this is what you get.
I’d say that pathetic criminal pig is more of a “slow waddle” risk.
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