Attorney General Pamela Bondi on Monday announced the arrests of two additional individuals and issued a stern warning to activists following the expansion of a federal investigation into a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Bondi named Ian Davis Austin and Jerome Deangelo Richardson and described the disruption as a &#8220;coordinated attack.&#8221; Her message was unequivocal: &#8220;If you riot in a place of worship, we WILL find you.&#8221;
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We have made two more arrests in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota: Ian Davis Austin and Jerome Deangelo Richardson.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges that the group conspired to &#8220;injure, intimidate, and interfere&#8221; with the religious freedom of parishioners during a January 18 service. The protest targeted the church because one of its pastors reportedly serves as an official for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem echoed Bondi’s hardline stance, asserting that there is no First Amendment right to obstruct religious practice.
The investigation has unfolded in two distinct waves. The first, on January 22, focused on alleged organizers like civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong and St. Paul School Board member Chauntyll Louisa Allen. The second wave followed a grand jury indictment on Friday, which included several activists and a high-profile media figure.
Among the most notable arrests is former CNN anchor Don Lemon. While Lemon maintains he was acting as an independent journalist, an unsealed indictment<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/don-lemon-helped-protestors-keep-church-plans-under-wraps-blocked-congregants-from-leaving-indictment"> reported</a> by The Daily Wire paints a different picture. Prosecutors allege Lemon attended a &#8220;pre-op briefing&#8221; to maintain operational secrecy and later livestreamed the &#8220;resistance&#8221; operation. The indictment claims Lemon entered the church with the first wave of agitators, allegedly intimidating congregants and physically obstructing the pastor. Lemon reportedly acknowledged on his stream that the experience was &#8220;traumatic&#8221; for worshippers, stating that &#8220;the whole point&#8230; is to disrupt.&#8221;
All defendants face federal charges under the FACE Act and 18 U.S.C. § 241 (Conspiracy Against Rights). As of Monday, the legal process is moving swiftly. Lemon, represented by attorney Abbe Lowell, is scheduled for an initial appearance in Minneapolis on February 9, along with Georgia Fort, Trahern Jeen Crews, and Jamael Lydell Lundy. Meanwhile, &#8220;Wave 1&#8221; defendants are currently contesting the seizure of personal property, citing Fourth Amendment violations.
Attorney General Bondi’s latest announcement underscores the administration&#8217;s commitment to aggressive prosecution in what it calls a coordinated attack on religious liberty.

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‘We WILL Find You’: Bondi Cracks Down With New Arrests In Minnesota Church Investigation

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An <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/990030199/Don-Lemon-Indictment">unsealed indictment</a> reveals how ex-CNN host Don Lemon allegedly worked with protesters to storm a Minnesota church on Jan. 18 and keep terrified worshippers from leaving the building.
Lemon was arrested Thursday evening and charged with conspiracy to violate the right of religious freedom at a house of worship and violations of the FACE Act, a law that, in part, prohibits the disruption of worship services, which the Biden administration infamously weaponized against peaceful anti-abortion protesters, according to a copy of the indictment obtained by The Daily Wire. He was charged with eight others.
For his role, Lemon claims he was attending the protest solely to cover it as an independent journalist. The new court documents, however, suggest otherwise.
Before allegedly storming the church, Lemon attended a &#8220;pre-op briefing&#8221; where organizers &#8220;advised&#8221; him of their &#8220;target,&#8221; Cities Church in St. Paul, &#8220;and provided instruction on how the operation would be conducted once they arrived,&#8221; according to the indictment.
He then began &#8220;livestreaming&#8221; and &#8220;explained to his audience that he was in Minnesota with an organization that was gearing up for a &#8216;resistance&#8217; operation against the Federal Government&#8217;s immigration policies,&#8221; while also not giving away specific details &#8220;to maintain operation secrecy by reminding certain co-conspirators to not disclose&#8221; that they were going to the church.
Lemon then &#8220;stepped away momentarily so his mic would not accidentally divulge certain portions of the planning session,&#8221; the indictment alleged.
He also &#8220;thanked&#8221; alleged protest leader Nekima Levy Armstrong &#8220;for what she was doing and reassured her that he was &#8216;not saying &#8230; what&#8217;s going on.'&#8221;
Before he arrived at the church, Lemon informed his livestream audience, &#8220;We&#8217;re going to head to the operation. Again, we&#8217;re not going to give any, any of the information away.&#8221;
As he headed toward the church, an unnamed demonstrator told Lemon that &#8220;they had to &#8216;catch up&#8217; to the others,&#8221; to which Lemon replied: &#8220;Let&#8217;s go, catch up&#8221; as he continued to livestream, stating, &#8220;We can&#8217;t say too much. We don&#8217;t want to give it up.&#8221;
Lemon entered the church with the &#8220;first wave of agitators,&#8221; and allegedly &#8220;oppressed, threatened, and intimidated the Church&#8217;s congregants and pastors by physically occupying most of the main aisle and rows of chairs near the front of the Church, engaging in menacing and threatening behavior, chanting and yelling loudly at the pastor and congregants, and/or physically obstructing them as they attempted to exit and/or move about within the Church,&#8221; according to the indictment.
Lemon told his livestream audience that he saw a &#8220;young man&#8221; who appeared to be &#8220;frightened,&#8221; &#8220;scared,&#8221; and &#8220;crying,&#8221; acknowledging &#8220;that the congregants&#8217; reactions were understandable because the experience was &#8216;traumatic and uncomfortable,&#8217; which he said was the purpose.&#8221;
Lemon also said that &#8220;the whole point of [the operation] is to disrupt.&#8221;
He also asked Armstrong: &#8220;Who is the person that we should talk to? Is there a pastor or something?&#8221; as she pointed toward the pastor, who she said &#8220;might have run away.&#8221;
Lemon then &#8220;approached the pastor and largely surrounded him (to his front and both sides), stood in close proximity to the pastor in an attempt to oppress and intimidate him, and physically obstructed his freedom of movement while&#8221; he &#8220;peppered him with questions to promote the operation&#8217;s message.&#8221;
Lemon was standing &#8220;so close to the pastor&#8221; that he caused the religious leader&#8217;s &#8220;right hand to graze&#8221; him before he &#8220;admonished the pastor, stating &#8216;Please don&#8217;t push me.'&#8221; Lemon even tried to block fearful congregants from leaving.
&#8220;At one point, defendant Lemon posted himself at the main door of the Church, where he confronted some congregants and physically obstructed them as they tried to exit the Church building to challenge them with &#8216;facts&#8217; about U.S. immigration policy,&#8221; the indictment read.

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Illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra was found guilty in 2024 of the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley — but Friday could mark the beginning of a new trial for the convicted killer.
On Friday, a judge will hear oral arguments from Ibarra’s attorneys claiming that their client suffers from a “congenital deficiency” that could make him “incapable of preparing a defense and standing trial.” They also contend he lacked the mental capacity to knowingly waive his right to a trial by jury.
Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard, who rendered the verdict after Ibarra waived his right to a jury trial, will hear the post-conviction arguments. The oral arguments begin about one year after the Laken Riley Act was passed.
President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law in 2025. The legislation requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain illegal immigrants for crimes including burglary, theft, larceny, and shoplifting. The legislation applies to illegal immigrants who have been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or even just admitted to the crimes. If the act had been passed before Laken’s death, under the act, the federal government would have been required to detain Ibarra for a <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4359">shoplifting citation</a> earlier that year.
If Haggard grants Ibarra a new trial, competency would become the central issue. If Ibarra is found incompetent, he could be committed to a mental health facility for treatment aimed at restoring competency. Discharge from a psychiatric ward could occur if the ward determines he is not considered a danger to himself or others. Haggard is expected to issue a decision within ninety days of hearing the arguments.
If Haggard grants Ibarra a retrial, it would mean revisiting graphic evidence and testimony, forcing Riley’s family and the university community to relive the case in open court.
Jessica Moore was a senior at the University of Georgia when Ibarra took Riley’s life. She told The Daily Wire, “The feeling that loomed over our campus that day was one that students and the victim’s family should never have to feel again, and a new trial would bring it right back.”
CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/laken-riley-murder-final-texts-mother-trial/">reported</a> that during crime scene testimony, members of Riley’s family and others left as body-cam footage played from the officer who found Riley’s body in a wooded area.
Ibarra’s prosecutor, Sheila Ross, stated: “[Ibarra] put on a black hat, a hoodie-style jacket, and some black kitchen-style disposable gloves, and he went hunting for females on the University of Georgia’s campus.”
She added, “When Laken Riley refused to be his rape victim, he bashed her skull in with a rock repeatedly.”
Laken’s death caught national attention when authorities confirmed Jose Ibarra entered the country illegally. At a campaign rally, then-presidential candidate Trump said that Riley “would be alive today if Joe Biden had not willfully and maliciously eviscerated the borders of the United States.”
During Ibarra’s trial, Laken’s mother Allyson Phillips said, “There’s no end to the pain, suffering or loss. On that horrific day, my precious daughter was attacked, beaten, and shown no mercy. … This sick, twisted, evil coward showed no respect of Laken’s life.”

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A judge sentenced a man to prison on Thursday for falsely claiming to have shot Charlie Kirk moments after the conservative activist was assassinated.
George Zinn, 71, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty on three counts: one third-degree felony charge of obstruction of justice and two second-degree felony charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01/29/man-who-falsely-claimed-he-shot/">The Salt Lake Tribune</a>.
Zinn will serve his sentences for all charges concurrently, with the longest term for the sexual exploitation charges – one to 15 years. A parole board will ultimately decide how long Zinn will serve in prison.
Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed during a college event in Utah on September 10. In the chaos immediately following the shot that killed Kirk, Zinn falsely claimed to have shot the conservative commentator. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office said Zinn began to yell, “I shot him, now shoot me,” according to <a href="https://www.abc4.com/news/charlie-kirk-shooting/george-zinn-charlie-kirk-assassination-pleads-guilty-obstruction-justice-sexual-exploitation/">ABC4</a>.
As Zinn continued to claim he shot Kirk, law enforcement asked Zinn for the murder weapon. Zinn responded: “I am not going to tell you where [the gun] is. I shot him, now shoot me.”
Zinn was immediately detained and searched. Law enforcement found child sexual abuse materials on his phone during the search.
The 71-year-old said in a statement before the court on Thursday that the material on his phone was from a “chatroom dialogue with photos that are public access.”
“I wish the court to know I am not and will never be a danger to children or their parents,” said Zinn.
Zinn’s outburst on September 10 distracted law enforcement in the critical moments after the shooting as they were attempting to track down the killer. Law enforcement later determined that Zinn was not the shooter and, late the next day, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-the-latest-in-the-charlie-kirk-assassination-trial">arrested</a> Tyler Robinson. Robinson has been charged with seven counts related to Kirk’s murder and may face the death penalty if found guilty.
Robinson&#8217;s legal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-the-latest-in-the-charlie-kirk-assassination-trial">process</a> is ongoing, and his defense team recently claimed that the Utah County Attorney’s Office has a conflict of interest in the case due to a Utah County prosecutor&#8217;s daughter being present at Utah Valley University when the assassination took place.
The prosecution says the family member saw nothing direct and a conflict of interest has not been established. They&#8217;ve also accused the defense of stall tactics.
Judge Tony Graf said that there&#8217;s not sufficient evidence yet to warrant the expulsion of the office, but has allowed Robinson&#8217;s team to begin examining witnesses in relation to the supposed conflict of interest.
Additionally, Judge Graf <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/accused-charlie-kirk-shooter-prosecution-removed/">blocked</a> a pool video camera from showing Robinson after his defense team complained that shots of the accused speaking with his legal team could potentially be seen by lip readers and unfairly impact the trial.
Amanda Prestigiacomo contributed to this story.

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A Virginia hospital fired a nurse after she encouraged other medical professionals to inject ICE officers with succinylcholine, a drug that temporarily paralyzes muscles, in an effort to &#8220;sabotage&#8221; them.
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health said it opened an investigation after the nurse posted a series of TikTok videos and ultimately terminated her employment. In one of the videos, she urged doctors and nurses to “grab some syringes with needles on the end” and fill them with &#8220;saline or succinylcholine,&#8221; adding, &#8220;Whatever. Whatever,” and claiming it would “probably be a deterrent.”
&#8220;Following an investigation, the individual involved in the social media videos is no longer employed by VCU Health. In addition, VCU Health has fulfilled its reporting requirements under Virginia state law,&#8221; the hospital said in a statement Tuesday.
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Meet Melinda, a healthcare worker at <a href="https://twitter.com/VCUHealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VCUHealth</a>. She posted a series of videos encouraging people to inject ICE agents with succinylocholine, a temporary paralysis drug, and spray poison on them. She also encourages woman to go on dates with agents and drug their food.
Any… <a href="https://t.co/CMJN12GhOc">pic.twitter.com/CMJN12GhOc</a>
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/2015941489516245223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The woman, who went by the handle Redheadredemption, posted another video in which she appeared in scrubs and encouraged viewers to use poison ivy-soaked water in a water gun to shoot ICE officers in the face.
She also called on single women to meet up with ICE agents on dating apps and spike their drinks with laxatives.
“All the single ladies where these ICE guys are going have a chance to do something, not without risk, but could help the cause for sure. Get on Tinder, get on Hinge, find these guys, they’re around,” she said.
“If they’re an ICE agent, bring some ex-lax and put it in their drinks, get ’em sick. Nobody’s gonna die, it’s just enough to incapacitate them and get them off the street for the next day.”
“Highly easily deniable, you could get sick, too. Won’t eat there again. I’m just sayin’, let’s get ’em where they eat, somebody’s not gonna be supporting these guys, where’s the hotel where they eat? Who makes their breakfast? Let’s find them.”
“Let’s make their lives f*cking miserable.”
She also encouraged hotel staff to hide “dead fish” in ICE officers’ rooms.
The woman&#8217;s posts come as ICE agents face an 8,000% increase in death threats and a more than 1,300% surge in assaults.

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A Virginia nurse was seen in a series of now-deleted TikTok videos sharing ways for medical professionals to &#8220;sabotage&#8221; ICE agents with syringes full of succinylcholine, which temporarily paralyzes muscles.
The nurse, who went by Redheadredemption on TikTok, encouraged doctors and nurses to &#8220;grab some syringes with needles on the end&#8221; and &#8220;have them full of saline or succinylcholine, you know, whatever. Whatever,&#8221; adding &#8220;that will probably be a deterrent. Be safe.&#8221;
In another video, she was seen dressed in scrubs while calling on others to soak poison ivy in water and to put the solution into water guns to shoot at ICE agents&#8217; faces.
She also shared in a separate post a call for single women to find ICE agents on dating apps and then put laxatives in their drinks on dates.
&#8220;All the single ladies where these ICE guys are going have a chance to do something, not without risk, but could help the cause for sure. Get on Tinder, get on Hinge, find these guys, they&#8217;re around,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;If they&#8217;re an ICE agent, bring some ex-lax and put it in their drinks, get &#8217;em sick. Nobody&#8217;s gonna die, it&#8217;s just enough to incapacitate them and get them off the street for the next day.&#8221;
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Meet Melinda, a healthcare worker at <a href="https://twitter.com/VCUHealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VCUHealth</a>. She posted a series of videos encouraging people to inject ICE agents with succinylocholine, a temporary paralysis drug, and spray poison on them. She also encourages woman to go on dates with agents and drug their food.
Any… <a href="https://t.co/CMJN12GhOc">pic.twitter.com/CMJN12GhOc</a>
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/2015941489516245223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2026</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Highly easily deniable, you could get sick, too. Won&#8217;t eat there again. I&#8217;m just sayin&#8217;, let&#8217;s get &#8217;em where they eat, somebody&#8217;s not gonna be supporting these guys, where&#8217;s the hotel where they eat? Who makes their breakfast? Let&#8217;s find them.&#8221;
&#8220;Let&#8217;s make their lives f*cking miserable.&#8221;
At one point, she also urged hotel employees to hide &#8220;dead fish&#8221; in ICE agents&#8217; hotel rooms.
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health, the woman&#8217;s employer, and the VCU Police have opened an investigation into the posts, Fox News reported Tuesday.
&#8220;We prioritize the health and safety of anyone who comes to us for care. We are aware of a series of videos that appear to have been posted by an individual confirmed to be an employee of our health system,&#8221; VCU told Fox News Digital in a statement. &#8220;The content of the videos is highly inappropriate and does not reflect the integrity or values of our health system.&#8221;
&#8220;VCU Police are assisting with this investigation,&#8221; the university continued. &#8220;Per policy, while the investigation is underway, the individual is on administrative leave and will not be in our facilities or interacting with patients.&#8221;

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Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who is accused of running a billion-dollar multinational drug trafficking ring and carrying out multiple killings, pleaded not guilty in court on Monday.
Wedding made his first court appearance Monday since he was arrested in Mexico last week.
United States officials said Wedding had been hiding in Mexico for more than a decade. He was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last March when authorities offered a $15 million reward for any information leading to his arrest.
According to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/olympic-snowboarder-accused-drug-smuggling-ring-heads-court-129575968">ABC News</a>, Wedding, who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, moved close to 60 tons of cocaine between Colombia, Mexico, Canada, and Southern California. Wedding is believed to have worked with the Sinaloa Cartel, which is one of Mexico&#8217;s most powerful drug rings.
FBI Director Kash Patel was there for Wedding&#8217;s arrest and described the snowboarder as a modern-day Pablo Escobar.
&#8220;Just to tell you how bad of a guy Ryan Wedding is, he went from an Olympic snowboarder to the largest narco-trafficker in modern times,&#8221; Patel said Friday. &#8220;He&#8217;s a modern-day El Chapo. He is a modern-day Pablo Escobar, and he thought he could evade justice.&#8221;
Per ABC, Mexican authorities said Wedding turned himself in at the United States Embassy in Mexico City last week, something Wedding&#8217;s defense attorney, Anthony Colombo, denies.
“He was arrested,” Colombo said. “He did not surrender.”
The defense attorney added that Wedding was in good spirits, but did say that this has been an overwhelming experience for his client.
Wedding was indicted in 2024 on federal charges of running a criminal enterprise, murder, conspiring to distribute cocaine, and other crimes. United States authorities claim in court papers that Wedding’s group obtained cocaine from Colombia and worked with Mexican cartels to move drugs by boat and plane to Mexico and then into the United States using semi trucks. The group would store cocaine in Southern California before sending it to Canada and other locations in the United States, per the indictment obtained by ABC.
Wedding is also accused of directing the killings of two members of a Canadian family in retaliation for a stolen drug shipment in 2023 and for ordering a killing over a drug debt in 2024. The news outlet reported Wedding was indicted on new charges of orchestrating the killing of a witness in Colombia to help him avoid extradition back to the United States.
In Canada, Wedding faces separate drug charges dating back to 2015.
Wedding is scheduled to be back in federal court February 11 with a trial set for March 24.
Wedding competed for Canada in the men&#8217;s parallel giant slalom at the Olympics in 2002. He finished 24th.

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Actress Melissa Gilbert spoke publicly for the first time after her husband, Timothy Busfield, was charged with child sex abuse.
The 61-year-old former child star is best known for playing Laura Ingalls Wilder on the popular NBC series “Little House on the Prairie” from 1974 to 1983. She’s been married to Busfield since 2013.
Gilbert&#8217;s statement was posted on Instagram through her company, Modern Prairie, alongside a photo of her holding a cup of tea and looking into the distance.
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 &#8220;I’m sending you all my love and gratitude during this extraordinarily difficult time. Not only for Tim, me and our family, but in the collective heaviness so many of us seem to be carrying right now. Add an unexpected storm to the mix, and it can all feel like a bit too much,” it said.
“This season has reminded me, very clearly, how important it is to slow down, prioritize what truly matters, and allow ourselves moments of rest. Stepping back from the noise, the news, and even our daily responsibilities from time to time gives us space to recharge, reflect, and find our center again.”
The actress went on to thank fans for their support and for helping her “feel safer, more grounded, and deeply held.” 
“I’ll be easing back into things thoughtfully and with care &#8211; moving forward one step at a time,” she concluded. “More to come, and so much gratitude always.&#8221;
Busfield stands accused of sexually assaulting twin boys beginning when they were 7 years old. The actor worked with the child actors, born in 2014, on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” which aired on Fox from 2022 to 2025. Busfield directed some episodes and was named an executive producer. 
An investigation began in November 2024 when a University of New Mexico Hospital doctor reported his suspicions of sexual abuse and grooming to authorities. Investigators initially didn’t press charges, but the case was reopened in September 2025 when one of the boys reported the alleged abuse to his doctor.
The actor faced two previous sexual assault allegations in 1994 and 2012, but was never charged. Busfield recorded a video of himself professing his innocence just before turning himself in to the police earlier this month.

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Kyle Wagner, a crossdressing Antifa leader who incited violence in Minneapolis over social media, has been kicked off Venmo and Instagram, The Daily Wire has learned.
Following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, Wagner took to social media to encourage his followers to take up arms and clash with law enforcement on the streets of Minneapolis.
&#8220;Show up ready to go. Not talking about peaceful protests anymore,&#8221; Wagner said, calling on people to &#8220;march&#8230;with guns&#8221; and saying &#8220;the Second Amendment is the only thing that&#8217;s going to keep you f*cking protected from literal f*cking Nazi gunmen.&#8221;
&#8220;Get your f*cking guns, and stop these f*cking people,&#8221; he added.
After this initial call, the self-described Antifa member — clad in tactical gear and a bullet-proof vest, not the women&#8217;s clothing he often dons — solicited money from his followers.
“My link to my Venmo is in my bio,&#8221; he said. “It’s an emergency freedom and defense fund.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m not going to tell you what I’m spending my money on,&#8221; Wagner added. &#8220;I&#8217;m not gonna tell you why I need you to give me large sums of money right now. I just want you to understand that this is an actual guerrilla war in our streets now. They&#8217;re using live ammunition to kill our citizens. I need everyone to show up, fully prepared — whatever that means to you — to whatever degree you can.&#8221;
Within minutes of the video going live, supporters started sending funds over Venmo. Payment notes reviewed by The Daily Wire included, “For protecting women and children” and “Give them hell.”
Hours later, Venmo deactivated Wagner’s account for violating its terms of service. Users attempting to send money were met with an error message from Venmo stating, “We’re sorry, the transaction could not be completed. Please contact the person you are trying to pay.”
On Monday, Wagner&#8217;s Instagram account was deleted, and he appears to have been removed from Facebook and TikTok as well.
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BREAKING: Antifa leader in Minneapolis Kyle Wagner has been taken off <a href="https://twitter.com/instagram?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@instagram</a>. Earlier today he was taken off <a href="https://twitter.com/Venmo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Venmo</a>.
He had been using the platform to incite violence against ICE agents, raise money to fund riots. Nice to see reason prevail. <a href="https://t.co/ErZJNpkykR">pic.twitter.com/ErZJNpkykR</a>
— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrentScher/status/2015892824504332303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2026</a></blockquote>
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A GoFundMe campaign remains active in which Wagner asks for $50,000 to help him “replace my essential documents, apply for political asylum, and relocate my belongings into safe storage.”
Wagner says, “Every dollar will go directly toward helping me flee this persecution and secure a future where I am not hunted for my beliefs.”
He tells would-be donors that with their support, “we can make a difference and ensure that I am able to continue fighting for what is right.”
The Daily Wire reached out to GoFundMe for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
Among Wagner’s previous calls to action were videos unrelated to protest activity, including clips in which he appeared dressed in women’s clothing. In one video, Wagner abandoned his tactical wear for a red spaghetti-strap dress, hoop earrings, and heeled boots.
“I do this all year, all the time,” he said. “I do this for me … I like to get real clean and pretty and go out and shoot pool or get dinner and go dance.”
Wagner is just one of many activists calling for retaliation for Pretti&#8217;s death, which led to widespread demonstrations across the city. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz deployed the National Guard on Saturday, though unrest continues. On Monday, protesters vandalized a hotel where immigration officials were staying.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott shared images of the damaged hotel, stating, &#8220;This is our Border Patrol being targeted at their hotel in Minneapolis—surrounded, blocked in, glass smashed, [and] people trying to force their way inside.&#8221;
&#8220;This is not a protest,&#8221; he added. &#8220;This is an attack on law enforcement.&#8221;
Walz on Monday called President Donald Trump, and had a conversation the president described as &#8220;very good.&#8221; Trump added that he and Walz &#8220;actually seemed to be on a similar wavelength,&#8221; and said the Democrat &#8220;was happy&#8221; that Border Czar Tom Homan was set to visit Minneapolis.

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Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug trafficker Ryan Wedding has been arrested.
Attorney General Pam Bondi praised President Trump’s “law and order leadership” for helping to make the arrest possible. 
“At my direction, Department of Justice agents @FBI have apprehended yet another member of the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List: Ryan Wedding, the onetime Olympian snowboarder-turned alleged violent cocaine kingpin,” Bondi wrote in an X post. “Wedding was flown to the United States where he will face justice. This is a direct result of President Trump’s law-and-order leadership. Under @POTUS, criminals have no safe harbor.”
The AG went on to thank FBI director Kash Patel, Ambassador Ron Johnson, and Mexican authorities for their assistance to capture one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” fugitives.
Patel also posted about Wedding’s capture, adding in some details about the former Olympian’s alleged crimes. 
“Wedding is believed to have been hiding in Mexico for over a decade &#8211; and has been wanted on charges for cocaine trafficking and murder since 2024,” Patel wrote.
“He was allegedly running and participating in a transnational drug trafficking operation that routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California to the United States and Canada &#8211; as a member of the Sinaloa Cartel.”
The FBI director also praised President Trump’s leadership and strong law and order stance. “This is the SIXTH Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive this FBI has captured within a year &#8211; fugitives who had been on the run for almost 40 years combined. That’s no accident. President Trump is letting good cops be cops and the results speak for themselves,” he wrote on X. 
“This is a huge day for a safer North America, and the world, and a message that those who break our laws and harm our citizens will be brought to justice.”
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Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and commitment to global law enforcement &#8211; as of this morning, the DOJ/FBI officially apprehended our SIXTH Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive within the last year. Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AGPamBondi</a> for her relentless pursuit of justice, the US Attorney’s… <a href="https://t.co/fnSP4IXQRI">pic.twitter.com/fnSP4IXQRI</a>
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2014727053224841464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Wedding, who competed at the 2002 Olympics, was arrested in 2008 and accused of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine after being part of a sting operation, per <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/us/former-olympic-snowboarder-fbi-fugitive-ryan-wedding-arrested">CNN</a>. His case went to trial, and he was found guilty and sentenced to four years in prison.
The latest indictment says that Wedding’s latest drug crimes began in 2011, after he was released from jail. Along with drug trafficking, Wedding is accused of murdering multiple people over drug feuds.

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Actor Timothy Busfield has reportedly been edited out of the Amazon MGM Studios movie “You Deserve Each Other” following child sexual abuse charges being filed against him.
The move comes after NBC did the same with a new episode of “Law &amp; Order: SVU” featuring the actor. The episode with Busfield was pulled from the schedule after being slated to air January 22, per <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/timothy-busfield-edited-out-you-deserve-each-other-1236634868/">Variety</a>.
Busfield stands accused of sexually assaulting twin boys beginning when they were 7 years old. The actor worked with the child actors, born in 2014, on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” which aired on Fox from 2022 to 2025. Busfield directed some episodes and was named an executive producer. 
One of the boys identified in court documents as “SL” told Albuquerque Police Officer Marvin Brown that Busfield touched his “penis and buttocks, masking it as play” more than once. The alleged abuse is said to have started with the boys when they were 7 years old, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/west-wing-actor-timothy-busfield-turns-himself-in-to-face-child-sex-abuse-charges?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=7&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98West+Wing%E2%80%99+Actor+Timothy+Busfield+Turns+Himself+In+To+Face+Child+Sex+Abuse+Charges">reported</a>.
An investigation began in November 2024 when a University of New Mexico Hospital doctor reported his suspicions of sexual abuse and grooming to authorities. Investigators initially didn’t press charges, but the case was reopened in September 2025 when one of the boys reported the alleged abuse to his doctor.
The actor faced two previous sexual assault allegations in 1994 and 2012, but was never charged. Busfield recorded a video of himself professing his innocence just before turning himself in to the police earlier this month.
“You Deserve Each Other” is a romantic comedy starring Meghann Fahy and Penn Badgley and is based on Sarah Hogle’s bestselling novel of the same name. The plot involves an engaged couple who have fallen out of love and try to sabotage each other into calling off their wedding, but then fall back in love instead.
Busfield played the role of Bernie, the father of the bride, per <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/timothy-busfield-edited-out-of-you-deserve-each-other-1236478036/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. No release date was given for the project. As of Tuesday morning, Busfield’s name was removed from the <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37498811/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm">cast list</a> on IMDb.
Amazon MGM Studios did not immediately respond to The Daily Wire&#8217;s request for comment.

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Virginia Democrats are once again tinkering with criminal law, this time under the soothing language of “conforming,” but the substance of <a href="https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB244">HB 244</a> tells a far more troubling story.
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Introduced earlier this month by Democratic delegate Vivian Watts and now sitting in the House Courts of Justice Committee, HB 244 purports to update statutory references to robbery so they align with the tiered robbery system enacted in 2021. But buried inside the bureaucratic phrasing is a sweeping reworking of how robbery is treated across sentencing, parole, and early release laws — changes that consistently tilt in one direction: lighter consequences for criminals.
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The bill narrows the definition of “acts of violence” to include only the two highest degrees of robbery, excluding the lower degrees from that category. It alters how robbery offenses are scored under sentencing guidelines, potentially reducing recommended prison time. It also expands eligibility for enhanced earned sentence credits and conditional release — including retroactive application — for offenders convicted of the lesser degrees of robbery, even allowing early release for those deemed terminally ill.
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Perhaps most striking, HB 244 weakens Virginia’s three-strikes law. Under the bill, mandatory life sentences would apply only to the two highest degrees of robbery, and parole eligibility could be restored if even one of the three qualifying convictions involved a lower-degree robbery. In plain English, repeat offenders once locked away for life could now see a path back onto the streets.
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Supporters frame the bill as a technical fix that preserves robbery as a predicate offense and keeps higher-degree robberies classified as violent crimes. But critics see a familiar pattern: leftist criminal justice reform that sounds compassionate on paper and proves disastrous in reality.
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That concern is not hypothetical. As <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/03/sentencing-law-democrats-activists-explosion-repeat-offenders-virginia/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">reported</a> by The Daily Caller in July 2025, nearly half of inmates released early under Virginia’s Democrat-backed Enhanced Earned Sentence Credits program were arrested again within a year. Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares blasted the law, urging legislators to “fix” a system that prioritizes offender leniency over public safety.
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At a press conference, victims’ families delivered a grim rebuke to reform activists. Angela Tyler-Tann, whose son was murdered by an offender released early despite a lengthy criminal record, put it plainly: “People’s lives are not video games that can be paused or restarted. My son’s death is final.”
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HB 244 has not yet reached the House floor, but it fits squarely into a pattern Virginia voters are increasingly questioning — reforms that gamble with public safety and ask ordinary citizens to bear the cost when the experiment fails.
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