DOJ indicts 30 more people in Minnesota church storming case

Published February 27, 2026 2:06pm ET



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. The subsequent indictment creates a total of 39 defendants in the case and comes after the original nine defendants from the Jan. 18 protest have already had their initial appearances in arraignments before a federal court.

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