Nonviolent protest leads to lockdown of Capitol
CHEYENNE â A nonviolent protest Wednesday against the results of the 2020 presidential election led to police placing the State Capitol on lockdown as a precautionary measure. Around 300 people protested in Cheyenne, a scene that played out around statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico, while thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington, D.C., some of them storming the nationâs Capitol, forcing lawmakers to shelter in place. Protests took place Wednesday across the country as the U.S. House and Senate prepared to certify the Electoral College vote and make former Democratic ...