ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s hiring event in St. Petersburg Tuesday was met with protesters who stayed outside the Hilton Carillon for multiple hours.
Local law enforcement told News Channel 8 they were on site to keep all parties safe.
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“If you blocked the road, if you blocked the egress, you will be warned, and you will be taken to jail,” said St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway, who was there with Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri as protesters chanted outside of the CBP hiring event.
“I do not agree with them getting larger when they are not trained to do what they are doing on the streets,” said Jessica Kelly, who was there to protest against the event…