State public safety officials say there is currently “no credible local immediate threat” against Minnesota State Capitol, but say they’re prepared in case there’s trouble at this weekend’s planned events. Commissioner John Harrington says law enforcement will make sure peaceful protesters’ voices can be heard: “But I want there not to be any mistake, that if you come to the Capitol with criminal intent on your mind, if you come to the Capitol to commit violent crimes, we will stop you.”
Harrington says an earlier F-B-I report warning of potential violence at the Minnesota State Capitol is “pretty dated material” and circumstances have changed. But Harrington adds they’re “turning over every rock and looking under every bush to see if there is anything else out there.”