ORLANDO, Fla. -- For the first time, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said Friday it's boosting security in the Anthony neighborhood. There's been a string of violent confrontations outside of the Anthony home. The Guardian Angels were at the home until early Friday morning, but even their presence wasn't enough.

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Late Friday morning, Eyewitness News learned prosecutors are filing more formal charges against Casey Anthony. The charges stem from accusations of stolen checks. The charges were first filed against Casey when she was first re-arrested.

Meanwhile, there was a sense of normalcy in the Anthony neighborhood Friday morning. Gardeners were even sprucing up outside of the Anthony home with no protestors in sight.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office will step up patrols starting Friday and through the weekend in order to keep it that way and avoid scenes like Thursday night, when four Orlando-based Guardian Angels showed up to help restore the peace on Hopespring Drive.

"We have the right to speech, right to have a safe home, safe community and to sleep good at night. That's why we're here," said a Guardian Angels member identified as Colorado.

Their presence didn't seem to do much good. They ended up getting into a confrontation with one of the protestors who was yelling at one of the Anthony's neighbors. That man allegedly pulled out a taser.

The situation has some wondering if the non-profit organization, usually seen in high-crime neighborhoods, will do more harm than good.

"If they're out here doing good, then great. But if they're creating a problem, then they're not helping us," said Sgt. Larry Spahn, Orange County Sheriff's Office.

The Guardian Angels and the increased deputy presence come a day after a protestor grabbed George Anthony by his t-shirt. The family filed this report that says the confrontation came after someone threw spare change at the Anthony home at 1:30 Thursday morning and then banged on the garage until someone came out.

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VOTE: Should Protesters Be Arrested?

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"That's a very serious situation and we're concerned someone is going to get hurt," Spahn said.

The attorney for the homeowners' association hasn't returned Eyewitness News' calls Friday, but there are reports that she is advising attorney Mark NeJame to tell his clients not to have vigils in front of their home on Sunday. She says it's an open invitation for protestors.

"All we can do is enforce the law. And I can tell you our folks are frustrated. I can tell you our folks are very, very concerned about the security and safety of that neighborhood," said Jim Solomons, Orange County Sheriff's Office.

The attorney for the homeowners' association thinks much of the blame goes to the protesters themselves.

"It just shows me that these protestors are not out here for First Amendment rights. They're just here to cause a confrontation," HOA attorney Karen Wonsetler told Eyewitness News.

Orange County Commissioner Linda Stewart is now checking the legality of a curfew of perhaps 9:00pm for the entire block. She says it's a compromise for competing interests.

"As fair as you want to be to the people who want to protest, you're being unfair to those who live in this neighborhood," Stewart told Eyewitness News.

At this point, Wonsetler said only a judge's injunction to move the protesters to an empty lot nearby will return a sense of security to the neighborhood.

"This is primarily at the discretion of a judge. We've done as much as we can at this point," Wonsetler said.

Protests have become commonplace at the house and people gather to rally against Casey Anthony. Casey remains holed up in the home after being charged with child neglect and lying to authorities in the case of her missing daughter, Caylee. Caylee has been missing for nearly three months and sheriff's investigators believe she is dead.

FIRST AMENDMENT DOESN'T MEAN NO PROTESTING RESTRICTIONS

The First Amendment gives protesters a legal right to assemble. Eyewitness News wanted to know what a judge can do to stop the violent protests.

Legal experts said there's plenty; constitutional rights are not uniform. A judge can impose restrictions on the time, place and manner of the protests.

That means a judge could force a curfew, move the protesters out of the neighborhood or enact a noise limit.

The only thing a judge cannot do in the case is stop the protesters from delivering their messages.

CASEY'S ATTORNEY MAY HAVE BOTCHED LEGAL REQUEST

It appears Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, botched his legal request to force detectives to stop testing evidence in the case.

Baez filed a motion with the Clerk of Court a week ago, asking for a halt to the lab testing being done by investigators to give him a chance to weigh in on how and where it's done. Baez claimed investigators might be more concerned with cost and expediency than they are about accuracy and fairness.

The legal merits of his motion have yet to be decided, because Baez blundered by not notifying the judge assigned to the case about his motion. Nor has he asked the judge for a hearing. So his motion sits in the clerk's office on the second floor of the courthouse going nowhere.

Anthony's trial for child neglect and lying to investigators is scheduled for November 17. Eyewitness News asked Baez's public relations firm whether he plans to ask for a hearing, but the firm has not returned the call.

Eyewitness News also learned that Baez was almost an hour late for the sentencing of his client, Nilton Diaz, in a Lake County child abuse death the day Anthony was released the first time. That same day, Baez shoved a reporter. He also kept the Lake County judge, the victim's family and witnesses waiting. When he arrived, he made no apology.

Baez also requested a special hearing the day before that, asking for a delay in Diaz's sentencing, telling the judge he expected the media to follow him to Lake County after Anthony's release and that it would be prejudicial to Anthony.

Lake County Circuit Judge Mark Nacke denied Baez's request for that delay. Baez ended up taking Casey back to her house the day she was released from jail before he headed to Lake County. No reporters followed him to Lake County that day.