When federal agents announced the arrest of Keith Michael Lisa on November 15, 2025, Americans who believe in law and order breathed a little easier. The man accused of storming the Peter W. Rodino Federal Building in Newark on November 12 and ransacking the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba has been taken into custody, showing that coordinated, decisive action still works when it matters most.
According to authorities, Lisa showed up at the federal courthouse with a baseball bat, discarded it after being denied entry, then returned and proceeded to damage government property on the seventh floor. Habba was reportedly not in her office when the vandalism occurred, but the brazen nature of the attack — in a federal building, in broad daylight — is a chilling reminder that our public servants are being threatened on our watch.
The FBI and the Justice Department moved quickly, issuing a federal arrest warrant and announcing charges that include possession of a dangerous weapon in a federal facility and depredation of federal property. Attorney General Pam Bondi and federal law enforcement partners deserve credit for their swift response; when criminals target our prosecutors, the full force of justice must respond without hesitation.
Alina Habba herself spoke out on Fox’s Saturday in America, thanking investigators and sharing how her faith carried her through the frightening episode. Her calm resolve and refusal to be intimidated are exactly the sort of courage we should celebrate, not tear down, and it’s encouraging to see her rely on faith and principle in a moment designed to frighten.
Let there be no equivocating: attacks on prosecutors, judges, or law enforcement are attacks on the rule of law and on every hardworking American who expects government to protect them. Too often the media and some political elites treat threats as mere rhetoric until someone smashes a door — then they act surprised. That pattern has to end.
This incident should be a wake-up call for elected officials who cheer on chaos or excuse political violence through blasé rhetoric. We must demand accountability from voices that stoke anger and radicalize unstable actors; free speech does not include encouraging intimidation or criminal behavior against those doing their jobs.
Practical steps follow naturally from principle: beef up security at federal courthouses, give prosecutors and their staffs the protections they need, and impose real penalties on those who would weaponize protest into personal attacks. If our nation values the Constitution and the fairness it promises, we must defend the people who enforce it.
In the end, Americans who love this country should stand with Alina Habba, with the FBI agents and marshals who made the arrest, and with the principle that violence has no place in a civilized republic. Let justice be swift, let security be strengthened, and let faith and resolve remain our guide as we refuse to let intimidation win.
