DA and US Attorney's office warn against inauguration protest violence

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County's top state and federal prosecutors warned Wednesday that any violence within the county related to inauguration-related protests would result in prosecution.

The joint statement from San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan and U.S. Attorney Robert Brewer was issued in connection with an FBI warning that armed protests were being planned at state capitols across the country in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration.

Members of the public were encouraged to report any information related to planned violence.

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