{"id":2234798,"date":"2024-05-01T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/39-year-old-agitator-arrested-during-south-florida-anti-israel-demonstration-charged-with-carrying-firearm-on-school-property\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T17:11:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T21:11:37","slug":"39-year-old-agitator-arrested-during-south-florida-anti-israel-demonstration-charged-with-carrying-firearm-on-school-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/39-year-old-agitator-arrested-during-south-florida-anti-israel-demonstration-charged-with-carrying-firearm-on-school-property\/","title":{"rendered":"39-Year-Old Arrested for Carrying Firearm During Anti-Israel Protest in South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F39-year-old-agitator-arrested-during-south-florida-anti-israel-demonstration-charged-with-carrying-firearm-on-school-property%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2234798&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Authorities arrested Atah Othman, 39, during an \u200banti-Israel protest at the University of \u200cSouth Florida in Tampa. \u2064Othman faces \u2064charges\u200b including\u200b carrying a firearm on school property. Ten protesters, including \u200cOthman,\u200c were arrested for their\u2064 involvement. \u200cThe\u200d protest, organized by Tampa Bay Students for a\u200b Democratic\u2063 Society, attracted 75-100 protesters. Police used tear gas to disperse the\u200c crowd before\u2064 making arrests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>One of the anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> protesters arrested on Tuesday at the University of South Florida in Tampa has been identified by police as a 39-year-old man who is also charged with carrying a firearm on school property as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-all-star-brittney-griners-detainment-in-russia-extended-ahead-of-trial\/\" title=\"WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner\u2019s Detainment In Russia Extended Ahead Of Trial\">authorities allegedly found<\/a> a gun in his waistband at the demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>Atah Othman, 39, was one of 10 protesters charged for their part in the South Florida anti-Israel protest that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-british-police-shut-down-good-friday-service-threatening-worshippers-with-fines-and-arrest\/\" title=\"WATCH: British Police Shut Down Good Friday Service, Threatening Worshippers With Fines And Arrest\">police shut<\/a> down on Tuesday. Along with the felony charge of possession of a firearm on school property, Othman was also hit with charges of trespassing, unlawful assembly, and resisting an officer without violence, Fox 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/usf-protester-identified-after-carrying-gun-in-waistband-at-pro-palestinian-rally-on-campus.amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. Among the other demonstrators who were arrested were 32-year-old Daniel Powell and 27-year-old Cameron Pressey.<\/p>\n<p>Two other protesters were also hit with felonies, including Emmanuel Atmosfera, 25, who was charged with aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony with a weapon. Leonardo Tilelli, 23, was charged with two felonies: battery on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officer<\/a> and resisting an officer with violence, according to Fox 13.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PICTURED: 10 protesters identified after being arrested during protest at the University of South Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lqbIEXbOCJ\">pic.twitter.com\/lqbIEXbOCJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1785715022385008766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) organized the anti-Israel protest, which attracted between 75-100 protesters \u2014 some of whom were not students. The university gave the group until 5 p.m. on Tuesday to clear their encampment off school property. When police moved in to clear the protesters out, they said some demonstrators lined up holding umbrellas and wooden shields, NBC 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/police-deploy-tear-gas-arrest-10-on-usf-campus-amid-pro-palestinian-protest\/3299716\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Police then reportedly used tear gas to disperse the anti-Israel protesters before arresting 10 of them. The Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office (HCSO) said on Tuesday, \u201cAfter repeatedly ignoring several dispersal commands while assisting the University of South Florida Police Department with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-warns-of-negative-legal-consequences-as-mass-anti-war-protests-break-out\/\" title=\"Russia Warns of 'Negative Legal Consequences' as Mass Anti-War Protests Break Out\">unsanctioned protest<\/a>, #teamHCSO used tactical skills to evacuate agitators.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After repeatedly ignoring several dispersal commands while assisting the University of South Florida Police Department with an unsanctioned protest, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/teamHCSO?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#teamHCSO<\/a> used tactical skills to evacuate agitators. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C0o9x33DB3\">pic.twitter.com\/C0o9x33DB3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HCSO (@HCSOSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HCSOSheriff\/status\/1785493144772980846?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Across the state, the University of Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/university-of-florida-slams-leftist-protesters-while-announcing-arrests-not-a-daycare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shut down<\/a> an anti-Israel protest earlier this week and reportedly arrested nine demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not complicated: The University of Florida is not a daycare, and we do not treat protesters like children \u2014 they knew the rules, they broke the rules, and they\u2019ll face the consequences,\u201d the university said.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-Israel protests have popped up at universities across the nation, including at UCLA and Columbia, where agitators have become more aggressive. On Tuesday, a group of protesters took over Hamilton Hall at Columbia for hours before NYPD officers stormed the building and arrested dozens of people.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a Wednesday press conference, New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/eric-adams-says-columbia-anti-israel-protest-was-co-opted-authorities-saw-evidence-of-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the Columbia protest was being co-opted by people who appeared to be trained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were individuals on the campus who should not have been there. They were people who are professionals and we saw evidence of training,\u201d Adams said. \u201cI know that there are those who are attempting to say, \u2018Well, the majority of people may have been students.\u2019 You don\u2019t have to be the majority to influence and co-op an operation. That is what this is about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 39-year-old man was arrested during an anti-Israel protest at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Atah Othman is charged with carrying a firearm on school property after authorities allegedly found a gun in his waistband. 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