{"id":2585653,"date":"2026-03-31T12:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-party-official-arrested-after-allegedly-injuring-a-disabled-veteran-at-a-no-kings-protest\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:30:41","slug":"democratic-party-official-arrested-after-allegedly-injuring-a-disabled-veteran-at-a-no-kings-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-party-official-arrested-after-allegedly-injuring-a-disabled-veteran-at-a-no-kings-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Party Official Arrested After Allegedly Injuring a Disabled Veteran at a &#8216;No Kings&#8217; Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fdemocratic-party-official-arrested-after-allegedly-injuring-a-disabled-veteran-at-a-no-kings-protest%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=2585653&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>A Florida Democratic Party official, Brian Stewart, was arrested on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antonio-brown-faces-arrest-order-in-florida-on-misdemeanor-battery-charge\/\" title=\"Antonio Brown Faces Arrest Order in Florida on Misdemeanor Battery Charge\">misdemeanor battery charge<\/a> after allegedly striking a disabled veteran during a \u201cNo Kings\u201d protest in Spring Hill, Hernando County. an affidavit from the Hernando County Sheriff\u2019s Office says the deputy responded around 10:31 a.m. and that the victim-identified as Thomas Michta-sustained a visible head lump and reported pain, with probable cause found in the evidence and the defendant\u2019s admissions that Stewart intentionally touched and harmed him against his will.<\/p>\n<p>the incident began as Stewart intervened during counter-protest activity near a public official.Reports allege Stewart activated a siren on a megaphone, a counter-protester poured liquid into the megaphone, and Stewart then struck the man with the megaphone. stewart was released from jail on a $1,000 bond. Reactions were framed along party lines: the Hernando County Democratic Party defended Stewart as responding to provocation, while the Florida GOP condemned the violence and criticized Democratic leadership, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highlighting ongoing political tensions surrounding protests<\/a> and accountability.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Florida Democrat has been arrested after allegedly attacking a man identified as a disabled veteran during a &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; protest on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Stewart, chairman of the Hernando County Democratic Party, was arrested, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/local-news\/hernando-county\/chair-of-hernando-democratic-party-arrested-during-no-kings-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFLA-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An affidavit released by the Hernando County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office said that a deputy was called to Spring Hill at about 10:31 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>A man said that after an argument with Stewart, the Democratic Party operative &ldquo;struck him against his will.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The victim &ldquo;reported pain and had a visible lump on his head, which was consistent with being struck,&rdquo; the office said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Based on the victim&rsquo;s statement, the witness statement, the video evidence, the visible injury to Thomas Michta, and the defendant&rsquo;s own admissions, I developed probable cause to believe that the defendant intentionally struck and touched Thomas Michta against his will and caused bodily harm,&rdquo; the affidavit stated.<\/p>\n<p>The incident kicked off when Stewart intervened as counter-protestors followed a public official.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart reportedly played the siren on his megaphone, even as a counter-protester complained the noise would damage his hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The man poured a liquid into the megaphone. Stewart then allegedly struck him with the megaphone.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge.<\/p>\n<p>The Hernando County Democratic Party claimed in a statement that Stewart was arrested after &ldquo;responding to a provocation from a local agitator who threw a drink on him and yelled obscenities at community members during a protest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans offered a different perspective.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Brian Stewart was arrested for violently attacking a disabled veteran at the far-left &lsquo;No Kings&rsquo; rally yesterday,&rdquo; the Florida Republican Part <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FloridaGOP\/status\/2038283829215981954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Radical liberals are spiraling out of control!&rdquo; the post said, noting that other leading Florida Democrats had not condemned the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FlaDems?\">@FlaDems<\/a> Hernando County Chair Brian Stewart was arrested for violently attacking a disabled veteran at the far-left &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; rally yesterday. Radical liberals are spiraling out of control! Where is the condemnation from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiFried?\">@NikkiFried<\/a> and Democrat leadership?&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florida GOP (@FloridaGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FloridaGOP\/status\/2038283829215981954?\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">&ldquo;Violence and political intimidation have no place in our state, and Floridians deserve better than mere silence from Democrat leadership. Nikki Fried must immediately remove Brian Stewart from his position of leadership in the Florida Democrat Party!&rdquo; Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/hernando-democratic-party-chairman-arrested-republican-party-florida-calling-immediate-removal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTVT-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact that this occurred at a far-left &lsquo;No Kings&rsquo; protest only underscores how dangerous and inflammatory rhetoric from the radical Left continues to spill over into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeopardy-winner-accused-of-flashing-white-power-sign-he-was-showing-how-many-times-he-won\/\" title=\"Jeopardy Winner Accused Of Flashing White Power Sign. He Was Showing How Many Times He Won.\">real-world violence<\/a>. Leadership is measured by action, and the silence from Florida Democrats is deafening.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Stewart, who is a member of the state Democratic Committee, was released from jail after posting $1,000 bond.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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An affidavit from the Hernando County Sheriff\u2019s Office says a deputy responded around 10:31 a.m.; after an argument, Stewart allegedly struck the man, who reported pain and had a visible lump on his head, consistent with being hit.<\/p>\n<p>The incident reportedly began when Stewart intervened as counter-protesters followed a public official. Stewart allegedly used the megaphone\u2019s siren, even as a counter-protester warned the noise could damage his hearing. A protester poured liquid into the megaphone, and Stewart allegedly struck the man with the megaphone. He was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge and released later on a $1,000 bond.<\/p>\n<p>The Hernando County Democratic Party said Stewart acted in response to provocation from a local agitator who threw a drink on him and shouted obscenities during the protest. Republicans offered a different take, with Florida GOP statements criticizing the incident and calling for accountability from Democratic leadership, including Nikki Fried. 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