Don Lemon released from custody after LA court appearance

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was released from custody in Los Angeles following his arrest for disrupting a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota on Jan. 18.

The Department of Justice arrested Lemon and three other Black journalists – Georgia Fort, Trahern Jeen Crews and Jamael Lydell Lundy on federal charges.

Fox News reports, Lemon was escorted into the courtroom without shackles. He wore the same tan jacket and trousers that he wore to a pre-Grammys party on Thursday.

His husband and Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was there to show support.

A federal indictment unsealed in court on Friday shows Lemon is charged with 2 felonies for conspiring to violate religious freedom rights.