Maple Grove Police Detail Criminal Histories of Some Protesters Arrested Outside Hotel Targeting Border Patrol Commander
On Jan. 26, 2026, Maple Grove police declared an unlawful assembly and arrested 13 people outside the SpringHill Suites during a protest targeting a Border Patrol commander, saying the demonstration escalated into property damage and objects were allegedly thrown at officers. Fox News reports the arrestees faced charges including riot, damage to property and obstructing legal process, and identified prior convictions for some — including Justin Neal Shelton’s 2007 first‑degree aggravated robbery conviction involving an assault on a pregnant woman and multiple theft/property‑damage convictions for Abraham Nelson Coleman — while noting among those arrested were University of Minnesota 1L Jaylynn Marie Rodriguez and Rayna Michelle Alston, who reportedly uses the slogan “disrupt disturb resist” on her Instagram.
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- On Jan. 26, 2026, Maple Grove police arrested 13 people outside the SpringHill Suites hotel.
- Maple Grove Police say the protest escalated to property damage and that objects were allegedly thrown at officers, prompting an unlawful-assembly declaration and arrests.
- Those arrested face charges including riot, damage to property, and obstructing legal process.
- The reporting details prior convictions for several arrestees, including Justin Neal Shelton, who has a 2007 first-degree aggravated robbery conviction tied to an assault on a pregnant woman.
- Abraham Nelson Coleman is reported to have multiple prior theft and property-damage convictions.
- The article identifies some arrestees by background or public profiles, including University of Minnesota 1L Jaylynn Marie Rodriguez and Rayna Michelle Alston, who reportedly uses the slogan "disrupt disturb resist" on her Instagram profile.
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- Fox article names 13 people arrested outside the Maple Grove SpringHill Suites on Jan. 26, 2026, and lists the specific charge for at least some (e.g., riot, damage to property, obstructing legal process).
- It details prior convictions for several arrestees, including a 2007 first‑degree aggravated robbery conviction for Justin Neal Shelton involving an assault on a pregnant woman, and multiple prior theft and property‑damage convictions for Abraham Nelson Coleman.
- It identifies one arrestee, University of Minnesota 1L Jaylynn Marie Rodriguez, by educational background, and notes another, Rayna Michelle Alston, publicly uses the slogan 'disrupt disturb resist' on her Instagram profile.
- It reiterates Maple Grove Police’s statement that the protest escalated to property damage and objects allegedly thrown at officers, prompting an unlawful assembly declaration and arrests.