FBI serves search warrant at SLO County Government Center
The FBI served a search-and-seizure warrant at the San Luis Obispo County Government Center on Wednesday morning, according to SLO County officials.
The nature of the investigation is unclear, as the warrant is under seal.
The FBI served the warrant at 7:10 a.m. at the county Government Center at 1055 Monterey St. in San Luis Obispo, according to a county news release.
The county said it is is complying with the warrant and allowing the FBI to conduct their investigation.
“We are sharing with the public what little information we can,” county Administrative Officer Wade Horton in the release. “The FBI warrant is under seal, and we have no further information to provide, as we are cooperating with the investigation.”
Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman, said officials are seeking evidence in an ongoing investigation and the office is “unable to comment.”
The warrant, which originated out of the U.S. District Court’s Central California division, was signed by a federal judge, Eimiller said.
An FBI agent was seen entering the building Wednesday morning and using the elevator, though it was unclear to which floor the official was headed.
County administrative offices are located on the building’s upper floors.
Horton told The Tribune that the county’s legal counsel was contacted about 10 minutes prior to the search, at about 7 a.m.
Horton said that he and the legal counsel both were present during the search.
“There’s no danger to the public,” Horton said.
As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, FBI officials expected to be in the building for two more hours.
This story was originally published March 11, 2020 at 10:44 AM.
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