1 of 10 | Protesters hold signs and banners at a “No Kings Protest” in New York City on Saturday. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
June 14 (UPI) — A credible threat led to the temporary closing of the Texas Capitol building in Austin on Saturday, but it reopened after police arrested the suspect.
The Texas Department of Public Safety evacuated the Capitol building and grounds after learning of a threat made against state lawmakers who were planning to attend the “No Kings” protest in Austin, KXAN reported.
The DPS arrested one person during a traffic stop in La Grange and reopened the Capitol grounds shortly before 5 p.m. CDT, which is when the protest was scheduled to start.
Law enforcement did not identify the suspect or any charges against that person.
Police in Georgia arrested at least eight protesters after they entered a roadway in DeKalb County during the afternoon, WSB-TV reported.
Hundreds gathered to protest against President Donald Trump at a site near Chamblee Tucker Road, and many began marching in the road toward Interstate 285 northeast of Atlanta.
Local police ordered the crowd to return to the sidewalk and deployed tear gas when they did not.
Police arrested at least eight people, and the protest continued afterward.
Two motorists have been arrested in separate incidents on opposite ends of the country after driving into protesters, according to a report by The Guardian.
At least four protesters suffered non-life-threatening injuries at a protest in San Francisco when a motorist allegedly drove into them.
The unidentified motorist was detained.
Police in Culpeper, Va., arrested Joseph Checklick Jr., 21, on reckless driving charges in an incident that caused no injuries.
Additional charges might be filed against Checklick.
1,500 protests scheduled nationwide
At least 1,500 “No Kings” protests nationwide were scheduled Saturday, the same day as President Donald Trump’s large-scale military parade in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the U.S. Army and his 79th birthday.
Millions of people are participating in protests across all 50 states and commonwealths in the “largest single-day mobilization since President Trump returned to office — a mass, nationwide protest rejecting authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy,” according to the organizers’ website.
The 50501 Movement — 50 protests, 50 states, one movement — is one of the main organizers of the demonstrations that are designed to be peaceful.
Where protests happened
A map shows where the events took place.
About 50,000 protesters marched a mile on Fifth Avenue from Bryant Park to Madison Square Park, an NYPD spokesperson told WNBC-TV. As of 4: 30 p.m., the NYPD reported no arrests or incidents of note related to the demonstrations.
“Real power looks like the thousands of people that are going to gather here in Bryant Park and stand up to their neighbors and for their communities,” 50501 organizer Hannan Strauss told CNN during an interview in New York.
In Chicago, several thousand people packed streets in and around Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago. They then marched to Trump Tower, shouting “Hey hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go,” and “No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here.”
Events in Minnesota, including in Minneapolis and St. Paul, have been canceled. Minnesota State Patrol and Gov. Tim Walz are asking people not to participate after State Rep. and Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed. State Sen. John Hoffman of Champlin and his wife Yvette were shot multiple times.
In Austin, Texas, a “credible threat” was made toward Texas state legislators planning to attend the protest at the State Capitol, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
“Out of an abundance of caution, the Capitol and Capitol Grounds were evacuated around 1 p.m. and b