Don Lemon tells Jimmy Kimmel he offered to turn himself in ahead of arrest

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon said he offered to turn himself in prior to his arrest last week but was detained by federal agents to “embarrass” him. 

“I had told them weeks before, maybe once or twice, that we would,” Lemon said. “I think my attorney tried to contact them once, maybe twice, that I could just go in and it would have to be the folks who were just working there that day.”

Lemon discussed his arrest for partaking in a protest at a Minnesota church with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Monday night, appearing as the headlining guest.

“It had to be maybe a dozen people, which is a waste, Jimmy, of resources,” Lemon said about his arrest at a Beverly Hills hotel. “It’s