Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is wrapping up a probe of attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the politically competitive state of Georgia.
The front of the courthouse was lined with rows of orange plastic, water-filled Jersey barriers and steel crowd control barricades.
Dozens of county sheriff's deputies were stationed out front, and other deputies and Atlanta police drove marked cars in circles around the streets nearby.
Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying his defeat.
Samaya Lockridge, 23, a Democrat, who just moved from Tampa to Atlanta, said she hoped Atlanta would not see a replay of that violence.
Persons:
Lewis, Donald Trump, Read, Fani Willis, Willis, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, Trump, Joe Biden's, government's, Samaya Lockridge, Rich McKay, Josephine Walker, Susan Heavey, Scott Malone, Howard Goller
Organizations:
Fulton County Sheriff, Slaton, Fulton, Atlanta police, Republican, Democratic, U.S, Capitol, Democrat, Thomson
Locations:
Fulton County, ATLANTA, Fulton, Atlanta , Georgia, Georgia, Jersey, Washington, Tampa, Atlanta