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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.
(Excerpt) Read more at thepostmillennial.com ...
Thanks for the ping.
We can assume big news groups won’t be picking up this story.
Joe Biden and Merrick Garland will NEVER charge him with any federal crime. He won't be pressured in any way to rat out his Antifa friends in Portland.
Looks like FOX has a story up, as well.
This dip sure made certain to stand out like a sore thumb. I guess he forgot he wasn't in Portland.
Surely you’re not confusing the absence of evidence with the evidence of absence?
LOL - good point.
BATF usually jumps on anything with an explosive device, especially with more bomb making materials at home... what is that crickets I hear chirping... One party government = one party justice.
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