Two suspected protesters were arrested atop a downtown parking garage in St. Petersburg while playing with a BB gun,
The Tampa Bay Times reports.
The pair is considered the first arrests tied to the Republican National Convention.
Police received a call reporting that people were playing with a BB gun atop the garage. Police found two men and a female teeanger there, along with anti-government t-shirts, a backpack with a machete and pocketknife and other items.
The two men were taken into custody and the girl was taken to a juvenile facility but was not charged.
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