Trump's Fayetteville visit Tuesday prompting security changes

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is heading back to Fayetteville Tuesday.

He will first make a campaign stop in Wilmington Tuesday afternoon, then head to the Crown Complex in Fayetteville for an evening event.
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Ahead of his visit, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office announced it has changed its procedures for an upcoming rally after an altercation at a previous one.

During Trump's March appearance, a man in the audience hit a protester as he was being led out. That man faces assault and other charges.

Read more about that incident here.
Protestor punched


"What we're going to do this time - not only expediting people out of the building if we have protestors or if people get out of control - they're getting charged," Cumberland County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Sean Swain said. "We're going to have zero tolerance. If they give us a problem they're going to the jail."



The sheriff's office has fewer deputies assigned to this rally than before because the Crown Arena is much smaller than the Crown Coliseum.
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The Crown Coliseum holds 10,000 to 13,000 people. The arena holds 5,000 people.

The event starts at 6 p.m., but the doors to the arena open at 3 p.m.

Trump's visit comes as he reveals his economic plan.



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