University of South Florida protester, 39, who brought a gun to Palestinian is charged along with nine others

Among the protesters arrested at the University of South Florida's pro-Palestine demonstration was a 39-year-old man with a gun. 

Atah Othman is charged with trespassing on property, unlawful assembly, resisting an officer, and possession of a firearm on school property.

It's unclear what his connection to the school is, or exactly what type of weapon he brought with him.  

Atah Kheir Othman, 39, was arrested Tuesday at the USF campus and charged with felony possession of a firearm on a campus, among other things

Several of the protestors did not seem to be students at USF

On social media after the shutdown, the rowdy student group wrote: 'SHAME ON USF! USF administration allowed for the brutalization of students and community members utilizing their rights to free speech and assembly'

The Sunshine State has taken an especially strong stance against the spate of pro-Palestinian protests that have popped up on college campuses in Florida, and across the country

The arrests came after dozens of agitators gathered near Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza on the Tampa campus for a demonstration that quickly got out of control. Several arrests had taken place in the same location on Monday.

The school said that after 5pm on Tuesday, the protest would no longer be considered lawful. 

When protestors failed to disperse by that time, police arrived with tear gas to break up the group before making arrests.

Othman was arrested with nine others and released on bond just after midnight on Wednesday.

Protestors at the University of South Florida saw their Gaza Solidarity Encampment broken up Tuesday evening

Some of the protestors held up wooden shields and umbrellas when police with tear gas arrived to disrupt the demonstration

The campus anti-Israel protest was organized by the Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society group. It attracted some 100 protestors, some of whom were not enrolled at the university.

According to a local NBC report, some protestors lined up holding umbrellas and wooden shields as police moved in to clear them out.

Eventually, law enforcement authorities used tear gas to break up the crowd.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office released a statement Tuesday: 'After repeatedly ignoring several dispersal commands while assisting the University of South Florida Police Department with an unsanctioned protest, #teamHCSO used tactical skills to evacuate agitators.' 

Others arrested and released, who may not be students but have now been slapped with felony charges include: Emmanuel Atmosfera, 25, and Leonardo Tilelli, 23.

Among the others apprehended were Daniel Powell, 32, Jake Geffon, 23, and 27-year-old Cameron Pressey.

It is not clear what older, in some cases armed, non-student protestors were doing at the student-organized demonstration. 

USF told Fox News that any student arrested as part of the protests may be subject to sanctions from the institution.

On social media after the shutdown, the rowdy student group wrote: 'SHAME ON USF! USF administration allowed for the brutalization of students and community members utilizing their rights to free speech and assembly.

'We will not be silenced. We call upon students, faculty, and the community to attend an emergency rally in solidarity with students and Palestine!' 

The school told students that they needed to clear the area by 5pm on Tuesday or face the consequences

The consequences being the intervention of law enforcement, who would go on to arrest 10 of the protestors

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator listens to a speaker at the school's MLK Plaza before the encampment was abolished

Radical students sporting keffiyehs were detained, as they have been at many schools across the country this week

Pro-Palestinian protesters take their belongings and vacate the premise, while law enforcement patrol at the University of South Florida

A Pro-Palestinian protester is arrested by law enforcement at the University of South Florida on April 30

Law enforcement officers arrest a protester after clearing an "unlawful assembly" where Pro-Palestinian protesters congregated at MLK Plaza at the University of South Florida on Tuesday, April 30

The Sunshine State has taken an especially strong stance against the spate of pro-Palestinian protests that have popped up on college campuses in Florida, and across the country.

The University of Florida shut down one such protest earlier this week and reportedly arrested nine demonstrators.

In a statement, the university made its position entirely clear: 'This is not complicated: The University of Florida is not a daycare, and we do not treat protesters like children - they knew the rules, they broke the rules, and they’ll face the consequences.'

The large school is run by former Republican Senator Ben Sasse.