Posted on 01/08/2022 9:54:30 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
A man in black bloc behaving suspiciously near a right-wing rally outside the Pinellas County Courthouse in Florida on Jan. 6 was apprehended by deputies after he tried fleeing on foot. Garrett James Smith, 22, was arrested and found carrying an active pipe bomb, Antifa propaganda and a written document on what to bring for his direct action. He had recently returned from Portland, Ore.
"He was running fast, he was running away from something," Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said at a press conference on Friday.
Smith was purportedly targeting dozens of the attendees of a rally protesting the treatment of Jan. 6 suspects on the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Capitol riot.
A search of Smith's home he shares with his parents in Oldsmar, Fla. revealed more explosives, tape and nails for use in grenades. Smith’s “direct action” checklist included a drawing of an umbrella, a symbol adopted by Antifa militants for their frequent use of black umbrellas to shield one another from cameras while they commit acts of violence or vandalism. The helmet found in his backpack during his arrest had the Antifa “iron front” symbol painted on it.
Sheriff Gualtieri said that Smith is refusing to cooperate in the investigation.
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A White Supremacist I assume...
In Portland they would apologize to him and return his bomb stuff.
Hope he enjoys Raiford as his future address.
He just returned from Portlandia ... No interstate conspiracy to commit a crime/s What no terrorism charges? Give him a deal to turn on his antifa directors. The good thing is there’s no way he’s living in his parents basement.
The FBI is deeply disappointed but will get right on this ASAP: investigating the deputies for interfering with the civil rights of a left-wing terrorist.
What a sad little twink.
Did they ask it what its pronouns were?
Has AOC set him up a GoFundMe yet?
30 hours of community service and charges dismissed with prejudice.
And his 30 hours of Community Service will be reading to children at the Public Library in drag.
As to free groceries, there was an incident recently that might give you a leg up.
A guy checking out of a restaurant and paying at the teller laid down some $20’s. Teller rejected them ‘cause on the back they indicated that DJTrump belonged in the pictured WHouse and Maga. This hurt the widdle teller’s feeeelings so he called the cops. Coppers, knowing that scribbling on bills is OK unless it disguises its intended use (e.g., make a $1 look like a $100) is legal tender and the restaurant had the option of accepting or giving the guy a free meal.
Teller gave him a free meal.
Tempts me to similarly mark every bill I touch.
This story will vanish down the memory hole. It does not fit the narrative.
You mean ANTIFA is a terrorist organization. I thought only right wing organizations were terrorists.
He should have said CONSERVATIVE rally, not “right wing” rally. That term is a pejorative.
He needs to be charged with attempted murder. He’s going to find out, this is Florida, not Caliifornia.
Florida is not completely safe, just safe-er.
I don’t think even Florida is going to give this individual what he truly deserves after due process: a public execution.
His pronouns were hey you orhey stupid!
Which dept in the FBI does he belong ?
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