TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) — There were no armed protests at Florida’s Capitol on Sunday.
The FBI sent a dire warning last week, that put all fifty state capitols on alert.
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Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey said the arrest of a man who planned a violent counter protest, and word that National Guard troops were on hand may have kept people away.
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As a precaution, the city of Tallahassee canceled its annual Martin Luther King Day parade set for Monday. It has been rescheduled for February 6.
