Anti-ICE activist William Kelly is daring U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to arrest him after she announced an investigation into him and other protesters accused of disrupting a church service in Minnesota.
Protesters entered the Cities Church sanctuary on Sunday, interrupting the service and accusing one of the pastors of serving as the acting director of ICE’s St. Paul field office. Witnesses said the group shouted “ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good” as congregants looked on in shock.
Kelly — who posts on TikTok under the name “DaWokeFarmer” — was identified as one of the demonstrators. In multiple videos posted after the incident, he defended his role and sharply criticized Bondi and the Trump administration, including using explicit and insulting language.
In one clip, Kelly mocked the prospect of being investigated and issued an aggressive challenge to federal authorities.
In another video posted online Tuesday, he claimed the protest did not prevent the service from continuing.
“What we’re seeing around this country is they’re using their political influence to attack people that disagree with them,” Kelly said. “They’re gonna come at me with charges, and I’m not scared of that. There’s no basis for these charges. I did not block them, you know, from their service. They welcomed us in. They never asked us to leave. The police never came and removed us, so we didn’t stop their service. In fact, people were still praying the entire time. The music was still playing the entire time.”
He continued by directly addressing Bondi and referencing threats he said he has received.
“So you know, Pam Bondi, you want to come and arrest me? You want to come and give me charges? So be it. And for all the people giving me death threats, threatening my life, kill me. Go ahead, kill me. Because you know what? As Fred Hampton said, ‘You can kill the revolutionary, but you can’t kill the revolution!’”
Fox News Digital said it reached out to the Justice Department for comment.
Kelly has also been accused of harassing congregants at Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s church in Washington, D.C.
Bondi announced the investigation on Monday, saying she had spoken with the Minnesota pastor.
“I just spoke to the Pastor in Minnesota whose church was targeted. Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of federal law,” Bondi said.
“If state leaders refuse to act responsibly to prevent lawlessness, this Department of Justice will remain mobilized to prosecute federal crimes and ensure that the rule of law prevails,” she added.
