Protest peaceful in St. George Saturday evening

Rumors going around the St. George area that as many as six buses of BLM protesters had arrived in the area to stage a protest on the streets of St. George proved false yesterday afternoon.  

St. George did see hundreds of counter-protesters, some of whom were visibly armed, in response to fears that the BLM protest would devolve into a riot.

In a facebook post by St. George Police, “In the past few days, the St. George Police Department has received information from several people about a protest that has been planned this evening, August 29, in St. George. “Keep in mind there seem to be a lot of unsubstantiated rumors and speculation surrounding this event.”

Police Officers were on hand to make sure the protest was peaceful.