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Oldsmar man had explosive devices near Jan. 6 anniversary rally in Pinellas, sheriff says
Yahoo News ^ | 1/7/22

Posted on 01/07/2022 4:17:20 PM PST by Impala64ssa

A 22-year-old Oldsmar man was arrested early Friday morning after being found with homemade explosive devices near the site of an anniversary rally for Jan. 6, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

Garrett James Smith was arrested on charges of making and possessing a destructive device and loitering. He remains in jail on a bond of $300,000. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Smith was seen running away from a political assembly supporting an arrested Oath Keeper on the anniversary of Jan. 6, Thursday night. Smith did not detonate or place the explosive device he made. Gualtieri said Smith has not been cooperating and the Sheriff’s Office doesn’t know why he abandoned his plan or what his political beliefs are. “Smith is what we call a sleeper,

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Florida; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: anqueefa; antifa; domesticterrorism; domesticterrorist; jan6; pelosiscoup; pinellascounty
Sounds like the typical ANQUEEFA M.O. Let's see if a go fund me page is set up. Will Heels up Harris and the usual a-hole celebs make donations?
1 posted on 01/07/2022 4:17:20 PM PST by Impala64ssa
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To: Impala64ssa

He certainly doesn’t look like one of ours.


2 posted on 01/07/2022 4:24:21 PM PST by Artemis Webb (Be kind to each other, unless the other guy is a dumbass.)
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No, he doesn’t. It’s pretty clear he’s Antifa but they’ll be on the hush-hush with that information.


3 posted on 01/07/2022 4:27:41 PM PST by House Atreides
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To: House Atreides

“In his backpack, they also found a helmet with a logo on it that had been seen at other protests in cities such as Portland, where Smith had spent time, Gualtieri said.

In affidavits, the arresting detective, under the “aggravating/mitigating” section of the report, notes “Antifa” and requests a high bail. In one of the reports, the detective wrote “Antifa/Anti gov/Extrem.” However, Gualtieri said it was too early to say with which group Smith may be affiliated. “


4 posted on 01/07/2022 4:33:29 PM PST by Artemis Webb (Be kind to each other, unless the other guy is a dumbass.)
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To: Impala64ssa

If he works for the fbi they’ll have to cut him loose so he can live comfortably on a ranch in a golf cart 🤪


5 posted on 01/07/2022 4:40:12 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: NWFree

Then send him to freaking Kalifornia.


6 posted on 01/07/2022 5:05:29 PM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable. STILL )
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To: Artemis Webb
I've been to three Trump rallies....and I never spotted anyone who even remotely resembles that individual.
7 posted on 01/07/2022 5:35:40 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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I’ve been to the Trump rallies around central FL. The anti Trump protestors, while they made some noise and babbled incoherently while not saying anything, in typical fashion for the most part behaved themselves.


8 posted on 01/07/2022 5:51:44 PM PST by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire ABC, CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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To: Impala64ssa

The MSM will kill this story quick before the guys Antifa roots are made widely known.Only a few conservative news casters will report it and it will go down the memory hole.
The book 1984 predicted all this. George Orwell was a genius.


9 posted on 01/07/2022 6:09:52 PM PST by Paperpusher
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For a history of the Carter, Clinton, Obama terrorist connections, see: President Obama’s Pardon for Oscar Lopez Rivera Trades a Terrorist for Votes
https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/president-obamas-pardon-oscar-lopez-rivera-trades-terrorist-votes


10 posted on 01/07/2022 6:20:41 PM PST by Paperpusher
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To: Artemis Webb
"However, Gualtieri said it was too early to say with which group Smith may be affiliated."

Yeah, "too early." Because the leftists have to cover up this leftist domestic terrorist which starts with withholding and obscuring information until the story dies.

11 posted on 01/07/2022 6:50:39 PM PST by TigersEye (Ray Epps didn't kill himself.)
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The Sheriff’s Office found no prior intelligence on him and is cooperating with the FBI on the investigation.

Yeah, I'll just bet they're cooperating with the FBI. No post-incident intelligence will be generated on him either.

12 posted on 01/07/2022 6:56:01 PM PST by TigersEye (Ray Epps didn't kill himself.)
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According to another account of this, his parents disclosed to investigators he has a history of mental illness, as if that will mitigate things. I say throw him in gen pop and see if his woketard schtick will ingrate him with his fellow inmates. He’ll likely have another thing coming, if y’all get my drift.


13 posted on 01/07/2022 8:41:27 PM PST by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire ABC, CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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To: Impala64ssa

Most of the Antifa and BLM street thugs have histories of mental illness. I suppose the bleeding hearts would argue that they should be allowed to continue rioting, burning and murdering on that account.

I’m with you. Throw him (and all of them) in gen pop and let them be gfs to the alphas in there.


14 posted on 01/07/2022 8:48:06 PM PST by TigersEye (Ray Epps didn't kill himself.)
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