Huntingdon Valley native, U.S. Army veteran facing felony charges for Minnesota church service disruption, Philly-based First Amendment nonprofit says protestors’ actions are not protected

Ian Austin, 35, of Bryn Athyn, is one of nine people facing felony charges for their involvement in a January 18 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

The protesters said they targeted the church because one of its pastors, David Easterwood, leads the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) St. Paul field office.

Austin, a Huntingdon Valley native and decorated U.S. Army veteran, said he believed it was his duty to travel to Minnesota in a video dated January 20…

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