NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Nashville District Attorney General Glenn R. Funk has issued a letter to State Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti stating security measures taken at the Nashville office are not in violation of law and a news media investigation into the security measures is "baseless."

According to the letter, the Nashville D.A.'s office frequently receives threats to employees, including a recent death threat to a woman in which the person who made the threats "proved so dangerous that he engaged in a 10 hour standoff with law enforcement, fired shots at members of the Metro Nashville Police Department and set an apartment building on fire."

Another example cited in the Funk letter states two Assistant District Attorneys were threatened with sexual and physical violence by a former defendant who showed up to the office and stated he was waiting for them outside.

As a response to the threats, D.A. Funk states one of the security measures was to place technology similar to Ring cameras at the front doors of the office. The letter states a report broadcast by Channel 5 makes "viewers believe that our security violates the law. However, their reports do not contain any information that our measures improperly audio or video tape any protected areas. D.A. Funk then references alleged communication from the State Attorney to Funk, stating "Your comment that 'We are aware of the allegations and take them very seriously' is being used to validate their baseless slander and undermine trust in the District Attorney's Office."

"Any concerns you have regarding Nashville District Attorney's Office security practices will quickly be eliminated by a visit to this office to inspect our practices."

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), is copied in the letter and the office responded to a FOX 17 News inquiry confirming agents were at the building where the D.A.'s office is located.

TBI spokesman Josh DeVine issued the following statement: "We can confirm TBI special agents were present Friday at 222 2nd Avenue North, Nashville, TN – which includes the Office of the District Attorney General – working in an official capacity. We are not able, at this time, to speak to the nature or scope of efforts at this location. While we understand the public’s desire for information, we must -- at the same time -- maintain confidentiality for the purpose of investigative integrity. At this time, we have no further information to provide."

D.A. General Director of Communications Steve Hayslip also responded to a FOX 17 inquiry, issuing the following statement:

"Even though the allegation uses the word ‘wiretapping,’ there is no ‘wiretapping.’ That term implies our office did something wrong, which we did not. ‘Wiretapping’ requires judicial authorization. What we have are ‘Ring-like’ cameras, like you and your viewers probably have at their homes. As you and the Fox 17 staff know, the prosecutors in this office are on the front lines of the Criminal Justice System. They sometimes have to put very dangerous people behind bars. Knowing who is outside our doors in a public building where there is no expectation of privacy is not only prudent, but necessary."

The State Attorney General's has not responded at this time to inquiries made by FOX 17 News.

See the full letter below or HERE.