{"id":2569968,"date":"2026-02-14T11:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cities-church-defendant-who-likes-terrorizing-christian-children-launches-bizarre-message-outside-courtroom\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T11:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:18:07","slug":"cities-church-defendant-who-likes-terrorizing-christian-children-launches-bizarre-message-outside-courtroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cities-church-defendant-who-likes-terrorizing-christian-children-launches-bizarre-message-outside-courtroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities Church Defendant Who Likes Terrorizing Christian Children Launches Bizarre Message Outside Courtroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcities-church-defendant-who-likes-terrorizing-christian-children-launches-bizarre-message-outside-courtroom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2569968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article profiles William Kelly, a controversial provocateur known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neil-patel-decent-people-need-to-denounce-the-crazy\/\" title=\"Neil Patel: Decent People Need to Denounce the Crazy\">disrupting religious services<\/a> at Cities Church in St. Paul, minnesota, and who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j6-mystery-questions-swirl-about-why-defendant-samuel-lazar-was-convicted-sentenced-in-secret-report\/\" title=\"Que...ions surround the secret conviction and sentencing of defendant Samuel Lazar in J6 my...ery.\">faced federal charges related<\/a> to a riot at the church. It recounts his controversial stance against immigration enforcement, his claim that ICE agents are \u201cexecutioners,\u201d and his message that the incident represents a broader \u201cresistance\u201d against tyranny. the piece notes past behavior alleged in charging documents, including intimidation of children during services, and describes his legal confrontation over the FACE Act, which prohibits interrupting religious services. It also summarizes social media reactions and quotes from supporters and critics, including remarks by figures like Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem, as well as reactions on Twitter. The author casts doubt on Kelly\u2019s rhetoric, emphasizes that laws exist to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-expected-to-seek-more-charges-tied-to-minnesota-church-protest-after-initial-setback\/\" title=\"DOJ expected to seek more charges tied to ... ... prote... after initial setback\">protect religious worship<\/a> and rights, and questions the prospects of his legal case, while highlighting the bizarre and heated nature of the incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Much to what one imagines is the consternation of his lawyers, William Kelly doesn&rsquo;t seem to want to shut up.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly &mdash; arguably the most famous of the provocateurs, aside from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/don-lemon-dont-come-black-pastor-gives-failed-cnn-host-ominous-warning-pulpit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don Lemon<\/a>, who entered Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, in January to effectively bring the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots into a Christian religious service &mdash; was in court on Friday, making an appearance on federal charges.<\/p>\n<p>His bizarre message: <em>More<\/em> Americans need to be like him &mdash; because ICE is made up of &ldquo;executioners.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kelly, a demonic presence who &ldquo;protests&rdquo; (huge air-quotes there) at churches because he says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/meet-william-kelly-demonic-provocateur-screams-christians-attacks-kids-don-lemon-thanks-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he wants to<\/a> &ldquo;scold demons for their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >bad life decisions&#038;rdquo<\/a>;, has been recorded terrorizing children at services in the past. According to the charging documents, he did the same thing during the Jan. 18 incident in St. Paul, allegedly telling kids: &ldquo;Do you know your parents are Nazis, they&rsquo;re going to burn in hell?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following videos contain vulgar language that some viewers will find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(warning: incredibly vulgar &ndash; which is the point&hellip;make sure your children aren&rsquo;t around)<\/p>\n<p>I was personally subjected to this when I preached there. I could care less about myself. No sweat off my back, and it gives me faces to pray for.<\/p>\n<p>However, allowing this to happen to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L27xKFcwQb\">https:\/\/t.co\/L27xKFcwQb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brooks Potteiger (@BrooksPotteiger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrooksPotteiger\/status\/2013304957265416689?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Completely unhinged liberal lunatic starts screaming at Christians trying to worship at a church in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As you can see, all these pretend Christians, all these comfortable white people who are living lavish, comfortable lives&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Touch me again and see what&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jUCi2HYTVH\">pic.twitter.com\/jUCi2HYTVH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2013001721551712401?\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kelly was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cities-church-attendee-reveals-hatred-continued-leftist-church-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clearly violating<\/a> the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act &mdash; commonly known as the FACE Act, which also has a component that involves a penalty for interrupting religious service. Nonetheless, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-arrests-leftist-dared-pam-bondi-come-get-storming-minnesota-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went on social media<\/a> to declare that &ldquo;my lawyers tell me they have no f***ing case&rdquo; and that the application of the FACE Act &ldquo;is complete bulls***.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Come and get me [Attorney General] Pam Bondi,&rdquo; he said in the video. That turned not to be a wise idea on his part:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">Ok &#9989; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQZNbKFABA\">pic.twitter.com\/tQZNbKFABA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/2014400940523069618?\">January 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">William Kelly is being charged with conspiracy to deprive rights, a federal crime, for his involvement in the St. Paul church riots. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cXuuvQ9zxR\">pic.twitter.com\/cXuuvQ9zxR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sec_Noem\/status\/2014410433281622347?\">January 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>OK, so maybe when this dude gets into court, he&rsquo;ll drop the Abbie Hoffman act and remember that laws mean stuff and he could be going away for a while, right?<\/p>\n<p>Not so much:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; WTF?! William Kelly &mdash; a terrorist who stormed the church in Minnesota &mdash; just stormed out of court and demanded MORE leftists terrorize federal agents<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a RESISTANCE against FASCISM!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The EXECUTIONERS are walking free!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He must be LOCKED UP.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KOByJvTXQn\">pic.twitter.com\/KOByJvTXQn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2022456719818027283?\">February 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My name is William Kelly. I&rsquo;m a combat veteran, I&rsquo;m a patriot and a lover of the Constitution. I&rsquo;m an ally to my black, Latino, and indigenous peoples,&rdquo; he began.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will not stand here and be intimidated by Pam Bondi on her persecution of these patriots, of these freedom fighters, of these journalists who were brave enough to document what we&rsquo;re doing in this city. What is happening in Minnesota is a resistance against tyranny, a resistance against fascism!&rdquo; he continued<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And the absurdity, the absurdity of us being right here right now, the peaceful nine being persecuted while the murderers and executioners of Alex Pretti and Renee Good walk free &mdash; not only walk free, but are still working for federal goverment! This is madness. It&rsquo;s time to wake up, Americans. It&rsquo;s time to get off your couches and stand with your brothers and sisters in solidarity! All power to all the people!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;peaceful nine&rdquo; were anything but peaceful terrorizing a Christian worship service. And while the deaths of anti-ICE protesters Alex Pretty and Renee Good might be regrettable, there is nothing to support calling them &ldquo;executions&rdquo; or the government agents involved &ldquo;murderers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And as far as &ldquo;madness&rdquo; goes, it&rsquo;s pretty clear that&rsquo;s on Kelly&rsquo;s part more than anything. In fact, the whole thing is bizarre.<\/p>\n<p>I personally don&rsquo;t remember the part of the Constitution that allows you to scream at children in Sunday school at a church, a private place of worship, and tell them that their parents are Nazis.<\/p>\n<p>I do, however, remember the part about the document protecting &ldquo;the free exercise&rdquo; of religion, and also the part of federal law that specifically prohibits you from interrupting. But sure, big guy.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m not quite sure whether this guy&rsquo;s lawyers are just willing to let him go kamikaze for his own dim version of martyrdom, but if they&rsquo;re not, pour one out for them tonight. 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He later appeared in federal court on charges related to conspiracy to deprive rights under the FACE Act and to interrupt a religious service.<br \/>\n&#8211; Kelly argues that Americans should imitate him because ICE agents are \u201cexecutioners.\u201d He has a history of disrupting services and has been recorded shouting at or scaring children during church events.<br \/>\n&#8211; The article notes that the videos and quotes include vulgar language, and it warns viewers about this content.<br \/>\n&#8211; Various social-media reactions are cited, including remarks from Brooks Potteiger and Collin Rugg, and commentary from government officials like Pam Bondi regarding the case.<br \/>\n&#8211; In court, Kelly allegedly claimed that his lawyers have no case and dismissed the FACE Act as being irrelevant. He then reportedly stormed out of the courtroom, declaring it a \u201cresistance against tyranny\u201d and calling federal agents \u201cexecutioners.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; The piece discusses the use of terms like \u201cexecutioners\u201d and critiques the idea that the deaths of anti-ICE protesters (referred to as the \u201cpeaceful nine\u201d in some coverage) amount to government murders; it argues those claims are unfounded and notes the author\u2019s view that shouting at children in a church is unacceptable.<br \/>\n&#8211; The author emphasizes constitutional protections for religious freedom and the prohibition on interrupting religious services, suggesting the situation is more complex than sensational rhetoric implies.<br \/>\n&#8211; The excerpt also contains scattered web-page elements\u2014code snippets, a form with required fields, and placeholder text\u2014that are not part of the main narrative.<br \/>\n&#8211; Overall, the text portrays Kelly as an inflammatory figure whose actions and rhetoric prompted debate over civil rights, religious liberty, and how to label and respond to protests at places of worship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2569969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/william-kelly-for-feb.-14-2026.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[73812,5643,23458,14827,6039],"class_list":["post-2569968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bizarre-message","tag-church","tag-courtroom","tag-defendant","tag-terrorism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/william-kelly-for-feb.-14-2026.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569968"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569972,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569968\/revisions\/2569972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}