Not F*cking Around Coilition Leader Grandmaster Jay Arrested, Could Face 20 Years If Federal Prison

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —The leader of a self-described Black armed militia was arrested on federal charges after law enforcement officers said he aimed a rifle at them during a demonstration downtown in September.

John Fitzgerald Johnson, commonly known as Grandmaster Jay, on charges related to the incident that occurred with the officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department, the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service.

According to court documents, the charges stem from a demonstration that took place the evening of Sept. 4 at Jefferson Square Park. That's the same day Johnson's group, the No F***ing Around Coalition," or NFAC, made their way to Louisville to protest the rescheduled Derby, along with other demonstrations that were planned the same day.

Federal investigators allege that the incident started out when officers were notified of several heavily armed individuals who were parked on Armory Place next to a parking garage. The officers, along with the federal agents, made their way to the roof of the Jefferson County Grand Jury Building, where they watched over Armory Place to monitor the heavily armed individuals, according to the court documents.

When the officers arrived to the rooftop, a short time later a few of them reported they were blinded by a light, which they determined was a "flashlight mounted to the rifle being aimed at them by Johnson."

Two of the officer said they heard one of them announce that Johnson had aimed his rifle at them as they were on the roof. According to the court documents, two of the officers said they recognized Johnson from their previous encounter with him earlier in the day when the NFAC was at G.G. Moore Park.