Journalist Georgia Fort pleads not guilty to felony charges stemming from church protest

By: Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: February 17, 2026

Words: 700

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Independent journalist Georgia Fort pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal felony charges stemming from a protest that she filmed in January inside a St. Paul church where a pastor is also an official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Fort was charged along with former CNN anchor Don Lemon, his producer Jerome Richardson, civil rights activist Nekima Levy Armstrong, St. Paul School Board Member Chauntyll Allen and three more demonstrators who pleaded not …

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