Chauvin's guilty verdict sparked celebrations Tuesday evening, and law enforcement officials who oversaw Operation Safety Net said they were preparing to scale down police presence in the area. "The goals of Operation Safety Net were met, which were to ensure we didn't have massive property destruction and chaos in our streets," Assistant Department of Public Safety Commissioner Booker Hodges said. "And we have to thank for that our citizens of our great state and those who came here to express their First Amendment rights." Fencing and other barriers around state, city and county buildings will also start to come down in the coming days, as the law enforcement operation moves to its next phase. Those barriers could return later this year as Chauvin returns to court for his sentencing hearing and other officers involved in Floyd's death have their day in court.