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Man arrested at Johnstown Trump rally said he hid super glue in crutches to disguise his effort to hang a protest banner
WTAE Pittsburgh ^ | Sep 4, 2024 | Marcie Cipriani

Posted on 09/18/2024 11:25:46 AM PDT by Mr.Unique

The incident happened at Donald Trump's campaign rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

uthorities announced that misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest were filed against Weiss, who was taken into custody at Friday’s Trump rally.

Weiss shared an image of the banner that showed a drawing of the former president with the words, "PA IS FOR PATRIOTS NOT SGT SELFIE."

Johnstown police Chief Richard Pritchard said investigators did not know what the banner said because arena staff apparently discarded it.

Weiss told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 reporter Marcie Cipriani that he concealed a tube of glue in a metal crutch, hoping that disguise would help him get closer to the stage, where Trump was speaking.

The arrest affidavit by a Johnstown police detective said Weiss “ran onto the arena floor, jumped onto the media stage (and) began to yell towards the main stage where President Trump was speaking.”

(Excerpt) Read more at wtae.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: domesticterrorist; hisplaceministries; johnstown; media; msm; securitytest; stephenweiss
Did anyone ever see the follow-up to this? Its seemed obvious that the guy was anti-Trump, but someone wrote to me today on X:

"A Trump supporter at one of his rallies quite literally attacked the press while Trump was speaking a matter of weeks ago."

Completely untrue...

1 posted on 09/18/2024 11:25:46 AM PDT by Mr.Unique
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To: Mr.Unique

How is a banner an arrestable item? Just escort the person out.


2 posted on 09/18/2024 11:29:13 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

I don’t think the banner is why he was arrested


3 posted on 09/18/2024 11:33:34 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: All

Newsweek pic------Trump security tackles protester.

4 posted on 09/18/2024 11:33:47 AM PDT by Liz (Faith is believing what you cannot see; its reward is to see what you believe. St Augustine)
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To: ConservativeMind

I think running toward the President while screaming is NOT a good idea right now. Maybe, its just me...


5 posted on 09/18/2024 11:38:08 AM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: Mr.Unique

6 posted on 09/18/2024 11:38:18 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: ConservativeMind

Wow, secret services and police would be better suited to house keeping. 1. They immediately scrubbed the rooftop of blood and other possible evidence rather quickly at the site of the first assassination attempt. 2 They scrubbed all of Routh’s social media accounts. 3. They trashed the banner thus destroying more evidence at Friday’s rally.


7 posted on 09/18/2024 11:38:50 AM PDT by heylady
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To: Liz
These are the situations where it's better to let the crowd take control and take out the perp.
Punish him in a way he will never forget. A world class beat down is in order.

8 posted on 09/18/2024 11:41:02 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Mr.Unique

“PA IS FOR PATRIOTS NOT SGT SELFIE.” Is this Walz? I am not sure what message he thinks he is conveying.


9 posted on 09/18/2024 11:42:29 AM PDT by pas
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To: packrat35

It says he got into the Media booth, which is behind the crowd.


10 posted on 09/18/2024 11:43:39 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
TDS has reached shockingly insane levels.

From the September 18th Daily Signal article on Scott Rasmussen’s national survey of 1,000 registered voters:

"More than 1 in 4 Democrats believe America would be better off if former President Donald Trump had been assassinated"
How many of those 1-in-4 Demonicrats think they should try to accomplish that?
11 posted on 09/18/2024 12:13:24 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Carl Vehse
Totally insane. Americans reach the age of 20 devoid of culture, history, faith.
Taylor Swift is considered an oracle from God.

12 posted on 09/18/2024 12:19:15 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Carl Vehse
“ More than 1 in 4 Democrats believe America would be better off if former President Donald Trump had been assassinated" How many of those 1-in-4 Demonicrats think they should try to accomplish that?“

How many secretly intend to vote Trump?

13 posted on 09/18/2024 12:22:40 PM PDT by Jumpmaster (U.S. Army Paratrooper. I am the 0.001%.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Welcome to ‘’Lord Of The Flies’’.


14 posted on 09/18/2024 1:02:06 PM PDT by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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To: Mr.Unique

“PA IS FOR PATRIOTS NOT SGT SELFIE.”

^^^^
Maybe I am slow today. What does this mean?


15 posted on 09/18/2024 1:03:37 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: pas; bigred
Here's the poster, if it helps:

Click: 72c3e39c-ddc9-4819-9d4b-4c4f4b6866c5

16 posted on 09/18/2024 3:07:56 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: ConservativeMind

After all that has happened recently, yelling and trying to disrupt a rally is going to get yourself in trouble.

How stupid to you have to be to try this crap 2 days after another assassination attempt?


17 posted on 09/18/2024 3:27:09 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: packrat35
How stupid to you have to be to try this crap 2 days after another assassination attempt?

This happened in late August. I posted only to highlight that the media blamed the anti-Trumper on...Trump.
18 posted on 09/19/2024 7:40:42 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: Carl Vehse

Apparently, there are approximately 45 million registered democRAT voters in these United States. Assuming that the poll is correct (hah!), then 11.25 million people in these United States think that the assassination of Mr. Trump would be a good thing. If even 1/10th of one percent of them are willing to have a go at it, that’s 11,250 would-be assassins ...

1/10th of one percent is purely a WAG on my part, based on nothing. So we’re left to ponder how many people really want to try, and of those how many have sufficient relevant skill to have a reasonable chance of success.

I find the whole business disturbing.


19 posted on 09/19/2024 7:50:46 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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