A Yemeni protestor, left, holds a white flag with Islamic inscription in Arabic that reads, "No God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet," in front of the U.S. embassy during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Dozens of protesters gather in front of the US Embassy in Sanaa to protest against the American film "The Innocence of Muslims" deemed blasphemous and Islamophobic. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Authorities say federal probation officers have interviewed a Southern California filmmaker linked to an anti-Islamic movie inflaming protests across the Middle East.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman said early Saturday that 55-year-old Nakoula Basseley Nakoula was interviewed at the department's Los Cerritos station.
Deputy Don Walker says Nakoula was not arrested and traveled voluntarily in a squad car with deputies to the station, which is near his home.
Walker says he doesn't have information on the interview or how long it lasted.
TV station KNBC says Nakoula went to the station early Saturday morning.
Federal probation officials couldn't be reached early Saturday. Earlier they said they were investigating the activities of Nakoula, who has been convicted of financial crimes.
