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4pm Update: Heavy Law Enforcement Presence Outside MSU Pavilion

Cheyna Roth
Heavy law enforcement presence outside of the MSU Pavilion ahead of white nationalist Richard Spencer's speech on March 5, 2018.

WKAR's Kevin Lavery reports there is a significant law enforcement presence outside of the MSU pavilion within the hour of white nationalist Richard Spencer's speech. 

Some protesters are gathered at a parking lot outside the MSU Pavilion.

There are police in riot gear from Michigan State Police.

There are mounted police as well as police on bicycles and officers from the city of Lansing and deputies from the Ingham County Sheriff Dept.

There were some people shouting "Nazi's Go Home."

But as of that hour, generally peaceful.

Kevin Lavery served as a general assignment reporter and occasional local host for Morning Edition and All Things Considered before retiring in 2023.
Karel Vega served as radio news managing editor at WKAR from 2020 to 2023.
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