Mr. Brown is being held without bail on a misdemeanor charge as a political prisoner. During the protest in Florida in support of Brown, a 22-year old man, Garrett James Smith, who was clad in a black hood and mask and is linked to Antifa, was arrested and police found a homemade pipe bomb in his bag. Smith was held on a $300,250 bond on three counts of possession or discharge of a destructive device and one count of loitering and prowling. The Antifa bomber was released last week without posting bond.

Contrast this with the treatment of January 6th political prisoners, who continue to suffer in prison without bail, and many are only charged with non-violent crimes like loitering and disorderly conduct.

A Pinellas County man has been arrested for allegedly bringing an explosive device to a protest outside the county courthouse in Largo January 6, 2022.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Garrett James Smith was seen running away from the direction of the Thursday's protest, which was lawfully organized to oppose the detention of Jeremy Brown.