Sheriff: Florida Man With Explosives Arrested Near Jan. 6 Rally
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – A Florida man with homemade explosive devices was arrested Friday near a Tampa Bay area rally in support of a man being held in connection with last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said.
Garrett James Smith, 22, of Oldsmar, near Tampa, was arrested and charged with making and possessing a destructive device and loitering, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a news conference.
To mark the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the rally was held Thursday night outside the Pinellas County Jail was in support of Jeremy Brown, a member of the right-wing Oath Keepers group.
He was being held on charges of participating in the...
