Far-right activist Jake Lang arrested after downtown Minneapolis protest
Far-right activist Jake Lang was arrested after two vehicles tied to his group drove onto the sidewalk outside Minneapolis City Hall just before 12 p.m., Minneapolis police said.[1] Officers arrested the vehicle occupants on probable cause riot charges and impounded the cars.[1]
Police later stopped one vehicle near Washington Avenue and I-35W and another near Lindau Lane and IKEA Way in Bloomington.[1] The department has not released a total arrest count or said whether Lang remains in custody.[1]
A crowd had gathered outside City Hall when the vehicles drove onto the sidewalk, and Minneapolis police said officers intervened to remove the cars before the later stops.[1]
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- Just before 12 p.m., two vehicles tied to Jake Lang’s group drove onto the sidewalk outside Minneapolis City Hall toward a gathered crowd, according to MPD.
- MPD says officers intervened to remove the vehicles from the sidewalk and later stopped one near Washington Avenue and I-35W and another near Lindau Lane and IKEA Way in Bloomington.
- All vehicle occupants, including Lang, were arrested on probable cause riot and the vehicles were impounded; police have not yet said how many total people were arrested or whether Lang remains in custody.
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August 22, 2026