Law enforcement is currently engaged in a standoff with protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline, according to Morton County Sheriff's Department.

It is happening on the banks of the Cantapeta Creek.

"Protesters are trying to gain access onto private property also known as the Cannon Ball Ranch. Early this morning, law enforcement witnessed a group of protesters building a hand-made, wooden pedestrian bridge across the Cantapeta Creek," stated the press release from Morton County Sheriff’s Department Spokesperson, Donnell Preskey.

She says officers responded and ordered protesters to remove themselves from the bridge and notified them that if they cross the bridge they would be arrested.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave Morton County orders to remove the make-shift bridge and arrest protesters who cross for criminal trespass.

"Law enforcement used a boat to pull the bridge apart," said the release from Preskey. "Protesters continued to gain access by swimming and using other boats to get across the river."

Law enforcement continue to notify protesters that anyone who cross the river and enters Corps or private property will be arrested.

Protesters involved in this activity are violating numerous federal and state laws.