Agitator at University of South Florida Anti-Israel Protest Arrested with Gun

Ten protesters were arrested at an anti-Israel rally that quickly became chaotic at the University of South Florida campus on Tuesday after authorities deployed tear gas. One of the protesters was found to be carrying a firearm.

On Tuesday, an anti-Israel rally at the University of South Florida campus turned chaotic, resulting in the arrest of ten protesters, including one who was found to be carrying a gun.

The demonstration, which was held near Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza on campus, began with around 75 to 100 protesters gathering. As the day progressed, authorities became aware of social media posts indicating that some participants intended to bring weapons to resist university staff and campus police.

In response, the university set a 5 p.m. deadline for the protesters to disperse. After declaring that the demonstration was no longer lawful, police moved in with tear gas to force agitators to move before making arrests.

Of the ten people arrested, Atah Othman, 39, was found to be carrying a firearm. He is charged with trespass on property other than structure or conveyance, unlawful assembly, possession of a firearm on school property, and resisting an officer without violence.

The other nine protesters were identified as:

* Adnan Elyaman, 20, charged with unlawful assembly, trespass on property other than structure or conveyance, and resisting an officer without violence

* Anas Khalid Juma, 21, facing charges of resisting an officer without violence, unlawful assembly, and trespass on property other than structure or conveyance

* Bailey Wagner, 24, charged with unlawful assembly, trespass on property other than structure or conveyance, and resisting an officer without violence

* Cameron Pressey, 27, charged with unlawful assembly, trespass on property other than structure or conveyance, and resisting an officer without violence

* Daniel Powell, 32, charged with unlawful assembly, trespass on property other than structure or conveyance, and resisting an officer without violence

* Emmanuel Atmosfera, 21, facing charges of resisting an officer with violence, disrupting school or lawful assembly, resisting an officer without violence, trespass upon school grounds after notice, and aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony with a weapon

* Jake Geffon, 23, was taken into custody on suspicion of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence, and trespass on property other than structure or conveyance

* Leonardo Tilelli, 23, charged with trespass on property other than structure or conveyance, unlawful assembly, resisting an officer without violence, battery on a law enforcement officer, and resisting an officer with violence

* Sarah Fayiz, 25, with trespass on property other than structure or conveyance, unlawful assembly, and resisting an officer without violence

The university has stated that any student who is arrested may be subject to sanctions from the university.

Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), which organized the event, condemned the arrests, stating that the university administration had allowed for the "brutalization of students and community members utilizing their rights to free speech and assembly."

The arrests come amid a wave of anti-Israel protests across the United States in recent weeks. Similar protests have occurred at the University of Texas at Austin and Columbia University.