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Supreme commander’ of so-called Black militia accused of pointing rifle at cops during Louisville protest

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New York Daily News logo‘Supreme commander’ of so-called Black militia accused of pointing rifle at cops during Louisville protest

The leader of a self-described Black militia was busted on federal charges Thursday after authorities said he was caught on camera pointing a rifle at officers during a summer protest in Louisville.

John Johnson, who’s also known as “Grandmaster Jay,” was part of a group of armed protesters who gathered in the city’s Jefferson Square Park on Sept. 4 for what turned out to be a tense night of demonstrations.

Some of the officers who were conducting surveillance from a roof in the area were “blinded by a light” that was later found to be a flashlight mounted to the suspect’s “AR platform style rifle,” according to the FBI.

a group of people on a sidewalk: John Johnson points gun at officers in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sept. 4, 2020.© Provided by New York Daily News John Johnson points gun at officers in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sept. 4, 2020.

John Johnson points gun at officers in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sept. 4, 2020. (FBI/)

“All officers advised they were concerned Johnson might intentionally, or even accidentally, discharge a round at them,” the agency’s Louisville division said in a statement to the Daily News.