Several people were arrested outside a Minnesota hotel where violent agitators believed a Border Patrol commander was staying, including those who have criminal records and promote disruption on social media.
Agitators gathered Monday night at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Maple Grove, thinking Commander Gregory Bovino was there. Video shows rioters damaging property and hurling objects at officers, prompting police to declare an unlawful assembly and issue a dispersal order, per Fox News.
Those who remained were taken into custody after authorities determined that the activity was “no longer considered peaceful.”
PRESS RELEASE
Contact information:
Maple Grove Police Department
Commander Jon Wetternach
763-494-6199
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January 26, 2026Maple Grove Police respond to protest at hotel
(Maple Grove, MN) – On January 26, 2026, at approximately 8:00… pic.twitter.com/sbs2YvKk99— Maple Grove PD (@MapleGrovePD1) January 27, 2026
Included among the 26 rioters arrested at the scene were:
Rayna Michelle Alston, 21, of Minneapolis, who faces riot charges. Her Instagram biography reads “disrupt disturb resist,” and a recent story calls for a “Nationwide shutdown” on January 30, stating: “No work. No School. No Shopping.”
Josephine Jay Guilbeau, 37, was also arrested on riot charges. She was removed from a U.S. Senate hearing in September after allegedly disrupting proceedings and accusing committee members of being “complicit” in genocide in Israel.
Abraham Nelson Coleman, 45, who faces charges of damage to property in connection with the riot. His prior convictions since 2003 include theft, another theft, felony theft, and property damage.
John Linden Gribble, 40, was arrested on riot charges. His previous convictions are misdemeanor fourth-degree DWI and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
