Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency in anticipation of more unrest following violent riots in Atlanta last weekend.
'Speak Georgia' co-founder Janelle King joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the suspects arrested in connection with the anti-police riots in Atlanta and Gov. Ron DeSantis' rejection of a 'woke' AP class in Florida classrooms.
protests in Atlanta over the weekend in an effort to prevent the unrest and chaos that occurred during last week's riots."Georgians respect peaceful protests, but do not tolerate acts of violence against person or property," the order states. Police block downtown streets following a protest on Saturday in Atlanta, in the wake of the death of an environmental activist killed after authorities said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper. The order said the state of emergency was declared because of"unlawful assemblage, violence, overt threats of violence, disruption of the peace and tranquility of this state and danger existing to persons and property." The move comes after demonstrators took to the streets in Atlanta last weekend to protest the death of 26-year-old environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Teran. He was shot and killed by the Georgia State Patrol after authorities said Teran shot and wounded a state trooper who was trying to clear protesters from the construction site of a new public safety training center dubbed by activists as"Cop City." That area is the planned site for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center and has come under fierce opposition from demonstrators. Burning Atlanta Police Department SUV during weekend protests. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issues a state of emergency in anticipation of more unrest this weekend. In Atlanta, some businesses were damaged as rioters threw rocks and bricks at windows. Masked activists dressed in all black threw rocks and lit fireworks in front of a skyscraper that houses the shattering large glass windows. Walls were also vandalized with anti-police graffiti as stunned tourists scattered.Fox News Digital obtained six mugshots for the individuals charged with domestic terrorism, other offenses for the unrest in downtown Atlanta overnight. They are from left to right, clockwise: Nadja Geier, 24, of Nashville, Tennessee; Madeleine Feola, 22, of Spokane, Washington; Ivan Ferguson, 23, of Nevada; Graham Evatt, 20, of Decatur, Georgia; Francis Carrol, 22, of Kennebunkport, Maine; and Emily Murphy, 37, of Grosse Isle, Michigan.They were identified as Ivan Ferguson, 23, of Nevada, 20-year-old Graham Evatt of Decatur, Georgia, Nadja Geier, 24, of Nashville, Tennessee; Madeleine Feola, 22, of Spokane, Washington; Francis Carrol, 22, of Kennebunkport, Maine; and Emily Murphy, 37, of Grosse Isle, Michigan. Meanwhile, police departments in major cities like Austin, Texas, Los Angeles, California and Washington, D.C., were preparing for possible unrest in anticipation of theof a video depicting a confrontation between five Memphis police officers and 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who died three days later. The Austin Police Department told Fox News Digital it was monitoring events in Memphis and its officers"will be moving into tactical alert status beginning Friday morning." A law enforcement source told Fox News Digital the Los Angeles Police Department has units on standby. Memphis Police Department Officers Demetrius Haley, Tadarrius Bean, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills and Justin Smith were terminated on Jan. 18 for their role in the arrest of deceased Tyre Nichols. "The Metropolitan Police Department has been briefed from law enforcement partners regarding five officers who have been fired and charged in Memphis Tennessee. We understand that a video will be released and contains disturbing content that does not represent the values that any law enforcement officers are sworn to uphold," MPD said. "The Metropolitan Police Department has fully activated all sworn personnel in preparation for possible First Amendment activities in the District of Columbia."Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent toGet the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.
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