Key Highlights
- Don Lemon was arrested by about a dozen federal agents in a hotel elevator in Los Angeles.
- He faced federal civil rights charges linked to his coverage of an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota.
- Lemon's attorney had communicated his willingness to turn himself in prior to the arrest.
- He alleges that the agents did not identify themselves and initially failed to show a warrant.
- Lemon denies the charges and asserts he was acting as a journalist.
