Posted on 01/09/2022 5:49:22 AM PST by devane617
A Florida man was arrested Thursday with a homemade explosive near a rally held by the Oath Keepers, police said Friday.
Deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office spotted Garrett Smith, 22, running from the direction of the protest while carrying a backpack around 7:24 p.m. on January 6, the anniversary of the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
About 85 members of the Oath Keepers were holding a rally in the parking lot of the Pinellas County Courthouse to support Jeremy Brown, a member of the far-right militaristic movement who was arrested for participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last year.
Brown, 47, is currently being held without bond in the Pinellas County Jail on a U.S. Marshall's Service warrant stemming from the Capitol riot.
After Smith's arrest, investigators found fireworks in his car -- which was parked near the protest. Investigators also searched Smith's home where they found more "pipe-type" explosive devices and "hand grenade-type" explosive devices, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a press conference.
Detectives said they are still working to determine why Smith had the explosives and how he planned to use them, officials said. It was not immediately clear if Smith has ties to the group.
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So...what’s his FBI badge number? Asking for a friend....
Oath Keepers is a “far-right militaristic movement”?
Nope.
No bias there!
He’s a typical Antifa punk, still living in his parents’ house as a 22 year old adult. He recently took a trip to Portland, which says a lot about who he chooses as friends.
The difference is that Pinellas County, FL isn’t Portland. He’ll face very real consequences for carrying around homemade explosives and incendiaries. His charges won’t be dismissed by an Antifa patsy of a DA.
I read elsewhere they were M-80 type fireworks.
“Pipe bombs”?.....sure it helps their narrative.
Compare this effeminate clown with a lot of hate to.... Senator Tim Kaine’s (VA, dem VP running mate of hitlery) son who was also a member of AntiFA.
Similar look and motif and ... agenda.
https://www.independentsentinel.com/tim-kaines-son-is-a-communist-antifa-dads-a-marxist/
Oathkeepers are NOT what is described in Wiki-wonka. Constitutionalists who pledge many things, including that as serving police or military they will not fire on citizens without due process and law. Many other parts to their pledge. Which is why they are a threat to the dictatorial types of any party and side, and why the fibbies try to infiltrate. Ray Epps is just one example, and he is a fraud, to boot.
Fbi covering their tracks. Local office didn’t get the memo.
After J6, you might as well add 'controlled opposition' to their description
Supposed to be too stupid to get it right…..I suppose.
A fidget
So I guess the pipe-like explosives at home were roman candles and the grenade-like ones were firecrackers.
Not buying it.
“pipe-type”?
Pics and specs or it didn’t happen.
“hand-grenade type”?
Do tell.
Leni
I hardly ever go out in public without homemade explosives in my car.
You can never tell but what the mood might strike on the drive home to stop off for a little fishing.
Hmm, no, not Molotove cocktails...the grenade like devices, according to reporter Andy Ngo, involved tape and nails. Nails are intended to maim.
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