SCDPS on High Alert

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety says it is on a state of heightened security as state law enforcement prepares for possible armed protests in the state.

The agency increased security last week, and according to the Bureau of Protective Services, is continuing to work with state and local law enforcement agencies while remaining in a state of heightened security and monitoring developments in the state and the nation.

South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division officials confirmed the receipt of a warning from the FBI about plans for “possible armed protests in the nation’s state capitals and the District of Columbia,” however no specific details about the possible protests were provided.