The Justice Department announced Friday that an additional 30 defendants have been added to the case involving people who stormed Cities Church and allegedly terrorized congregants as part of an organized group in St. Paul, Minnesota, last month.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the development shortly after a request to unseal a superseding indictment was entered on the court docket earlier Friday.
Today, @thejusticedept unsealed an indictment charging 30 more people who took part in the attack on Cities Church in Minnesota.
At my direction, federal agents have already arrested 25 of them, with more to come throughout the day.
YOU CANNOT ATTACK A HOUSE OF WORSHIP. If you…
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) February 27, 2026
“Today, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging 30 more people who took part in the attack on Cities Church in Minnesota,” Bondi said, adding that federal agents have arrested 25 so far with “more to come throughout the day.”
“YOU CANNOT ATTACK A HOUSE OF WORSHIP,” Bondi added in her statement to X. “If you do so, you cannot hide from us — we will find you, arrest you, and prosecute you. This Department of Justice STANDS for Christians and all Americans of faith.”
The original group of defendants involved nine protesters, including Nekima Levy-Armstrong, who is alleged to be one of two main organizers of the protest that involved a group of dozens of anti-immigration enforcement protesters storming the church and shutting down worship services.
Most defendants in the case are accused of violations of the FACE Act, a federal law protecting houses of worship and abortion clinics. Also included in the original indictment are a pair of reporters, including former CNN host Don Lemon.
The DOJ has argued that reporters cannot hide behind the excuse of journalism to avoid consequences for what they said was a scheme to join the larger group during the January church storming.
This is a developing story and will be updated.