Politics

Far-right influencer Jake Lang was charged Friday with felony damage to property, after posting video to social media showing him damaging an ice sculpture outside the Minnesota Capitol.

The incident happened Thursday, with the sculpture — commissioned by a veterans organization — originally spelling out “PROSECUTE ICE,” in opposition to the ongoing surge of federal immigration agents to Minnesota.

Lang — who was pardoned for his participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and who organized an anti-Islam demonstration in Minneapolis last month — posted video to his social media account showing him kicking down several letters from the sculpture so that it spelled “PRO ICE.”

According to the criminal complaint filed Friday in Ramsey County:

The original sculpture, unveiled around midday Thursday, was a permitted display on the Capitol steps, with organizers paying more than $6,000 to have it created. It was set to be removed Thursday night, and donated to a local business to be displayed for a longer time.