Yeah, they will keep spewing the claim that Fort and Lemon are "just jourinalists documenting the story". Unfortunately, too many "journalists" are trying to be or at least be part of 'the story'.
It appears Lemon was an active participant, not just 'documenting' and knew what was going to go down if not actively helping plan it.
18 USC Section 241 prohibits Conspiracy to deny someone a Civil Right, and not only allows for criminal prosecution, but civil redress as well.