Several convicted criminals were arrested on January 26 following chaotic protests outside of the SpringHill Suites hotel in Maple Grove, Minnesota, where far-left anti-ICE extremists besieged the hotel amid claims that Border Patrol leader Gregory Bovino was staying at the property. Among those arrested was Justin Neal Shelton, a 37-year-old St. Paul resident, who was charged with obstructing legal process. Court records show Shelton has a criminal history dating back to 2007, including a conviction for assaulting a pregnant woman during an attempted carjacking. He served approximately five years in prison for that offense.
Abraham Nelson Coleman, 45, was also taken into custody on allegations of damaging property outside the hotel. Coleman has accumulated multiple theft– and property-related convictions since 2003, according to public records. Another arrest involved Rayna Michelle Alston, 21, who was booked on a riot charge. Alston has previously voiced support for anti-ICE demonstrations on social media, where she has shared posts calling for disruption and resistance against federal immigration enforcement.
According to authorities, officers intervened after incidents of property damage and confrontations with law enforcement were reported. The Maple Grove Police Department said, “The protest was declared an unlawful assembly after property damage and violence occurred.”