THP takes precautions to protect Tenn. Capitol during protests This Jan. 8, 2020, photo shows the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) (Source: Mark Humphrey) By WMC Action News 5 Staff | January 14, 2021 at 12:59 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 12:59 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/WSMV) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol plans to take precautions to ensure the Tennessee State Capitol is safe before the protests scheduled this week.
“We are aware of the events scheduled this week and are taking precautions to ensure the Capitol is safe. I can’t discuss what security measures we are or aren’t taking right now,” a spokesman for the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security told our Nashville affiliate WSMV.