AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine’s governor has activated the Maine National Guard as a precautionary measure in advance of potential demonstrations this weekend.

Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, said Friday the Maine National Guard is on standby to support law enforcement if needed. She says the Maine Department of Public Safety is preparing for the possibility of demonstrations in Maine’s capital city of Augusta in the wake of the breach of the U.S. Capitol by rioters on Jan. 6.

Mills said there was no evidence to suggest there will be any events in Augusta other than peaceful protests.