BOISE — Hundreds protesters outside of Central District Health’s headquarters and at least three board members’ homes caused Tuesday’s health board meeting to be adjourned early due to safety concerns.

Less than 15 minutes into the meeting, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean and Police Chief Ryan Lee called CDH Director Russell Duke and asked him to stop the meeting as 400 to 500 people protested outside of the Boise district office.

“It’s a matter of safety for everyone at this time,” Duke told the board.

Ada County Commissioner Diana Lachiondo left the meeting early after she learned protesters were outside her house, where her 12-year-old son was home alone. Lachiondo was in tears as she told the board she needed to leave the meeting to check on her son. The commissioner said she would call the police to respond to the situation.

Board member Dr. Ted Epperly said protesters were at his home as well, and that the situation there was “not under control.”

One person inside the district office was put under citizen’s arrest by a health district representative; the person was cited for misdemeanor trespassing and taken to the Ada County Jail, according to a tweet from the Boise Police Department.

Boise Police are securing warrants for the arrest of a number of people involved in the protests at the board members’ homes on charges of disturbing the peace, according to a department press release.

The health board was scheduled to discuss a revised public health order for all four of its counties. The request to adjourn the meeting was “in the interest of public safety,” according to the police department.

“Our first priority is to maintain safety and public order. Officers are currently monitoring the crowd and responding to reports of additional incidents in the city,” the department said in a tweet.

McLean offered a strong rebuke for the “mob” of people whose purpose was to “intimidate” health board members and their families.

“This has gone too far,” McLean said during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “What we saw … was a mob of people that showed up in an attempt to disrupt the very actions that must be taken to protect us. I am deeply deeply disturbed by what I saw. At the end of the day, I made a decision to protect the children home alone that were facing protesters banging on their mother’s door; to protect the agency and staff that were in the room with hundreds of people outside; to protect our officers who will do the work they need to do to follow up to make the arrests and decisions they must related to violence and the threat of violence that they saw tonight.”

She added, “This is not who we are, Boise, and I want us all to remember that.”

Diego Rodriguez, an activist who was involved in a Stop the Steal rally and is associated with People’s Rights, an Ammon Bundy-led group of conservative activists, was the emcee of the protest.

The board on Tuesday did not reschedule a time to vote on the revised order. That will be determined by Duke and Chairwoman Betty Ann Nettleton of Elmore County.

“Our community is being severely impacted by this virus and our team members and board are working tirelessly to protect our community’s health,” Duke said in a statement after the meeting adjourned. “We simply ask that those who may disagree with these difficult discussion points and decisions do so in a way that is respectful and does not endanger our staff, board of health members, and our law enforcement, all who are critical in this response.”

Lachiondo later Tuesday night tweeted, “Update: We are fine. Thanks all for your concern and especially (Boise Police) for your help.”