Suspected anti-Islam filmmaker questioned by federal probation officers

Bret Hartman / Reuters/ Nakoula Basseley Nakoula (left) is escorted out of his home by Los Angeles County Sheriff's officers in Cerritos, California Saturday.

By Samantha Tata, NBCLosAngeles.com

Updated at 9:30 a.m. ET: The man purported to be the filmmaker behind an inflammatory anti-Islam video being blamed for sparking violent unrest in the Middle East and North Africa was escorted by deputies from his Cerritos, Calif., home shortly after midnight Saturday morning, NBCLosAngeles.com reported.

Media and law enforcement had been staking out the home at the end of a cul de sac in the Southern California city for about 48 hours when the man emerged wearing a coat, hat, scarf and glasses. According to property records, the home is owned by Nakoula Besseley Nakoula.  More >>