LAS VEGAS — Bem Miller, a Nevada film director and Republican activist who was arrested on weapons charges outside a rally for President Donald Trump in California's Coachella Valley, was arrested by the local sheriff in Riverside County. Afterwards, he was forced to go into hiding and says he fears for his life. Kill the former president.
“It's very easy to kill someone or harm someone you know. That person may think they're a hero in that moment because of their ignorance of the facts.”49 Miller, 20, told The Post in a video chat interview.
“So I have to reevaluate everything going forward and look at it with a new lens.”
Miller is an avid supporter of Trump and said he is working to return the 45th president to the White House.
On Tuesday, he filed a lawsuit against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who told local media that Miller had a shotgun, a handgun and a high-capacity magazine loaded into his SUV in Trump's Southern California suburb. , his deputies said they “probably thwarted another assassination attempt” when they arrested him with a handgun and a high-capacity magazine. Campaign event last Saturday night.
The U.S. District Court for Nevada alleges Bianco “fabricated.”[d] The charges against Miller are against the former Prez, who “claims to have thwarted a third assassination plot,” and is currently seeking a second term in the White House.
The complaint alleges that Bianco “knew that Mr. Miller had not been charged with any wrongdoing in connection with the assassination attempt and that U.S. Secret Service and FBI agents refused to even interview Mr. Miller.” I am doing it. It became clear that Bianco deliberately, maliciously, and in blatant disregard of the truth, wanted to create a story in which he would be seen as a 'heroic' sheriff. ”
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office did not respond to a request for comment.
Within hours of his arrest, Miller became internationally recognized, according to legal filings.
His car and equipment remain seized and he is said to be living at an “undisclosed location.”
Miller's newfound notoriety revitalized AmericaHappens.com's video service and prompted tens of thousands of views of his video statement about the arrest, but it also cost him a brief jail stay, Miller said.
The impact is “[t]I have these characteristics, and the other day I went to prison with other violent criminals and I was like, what the hell am I doing here?'' Miller said. spoke.
Despite Saturday's arrest and the worldwide attention, he appeared calm and collected.
But after his release, when he went out to buy new clothes, people saw his pictures on their phones and stared, Miller said. He said the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has expressed concerns about a possible attempt on his life if he returns to Sin City.
Although Miller no longer lives in the Astoria Trails South gated community he and his parents once called home, his family still lives in Las Vegas. He said his parents, ages 83 and 77, were upset when Las Vegas police showed up at their home unannounced Sunday morning.
Miller was detained and abused for several hours, according to the complaint, and told deputies he had two firearms in his car when he entered the parking lot of a Trump event. .
He said he was sent a “special guest” access pass by the Nevada Republican Party and was allowed to attend the event. The Riverside Sheriff's Office accused him of forging press passes and VIP tickets for the event.
Miller, who ran for state representative as a Republican two years ago, is serving as a “Trump Captain” as part of the Trump Force 47 swing states program.
“I'm an artist. My motto is that art is your greatest weapon,” Miller said.
The lawsuit, filed by Las Vegas attorney Shigal Chatta, who is also a member of the Nevada Republican Party, seeks compensatory and general damages, along with interest, as well as “punitive damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.” They are seeking compensation for damages.
Despite his involvement in the campaign, Miller said he likely will no longer attend President Trump's events.
He was concerned that some might try to emulate Jack Ruby, the Texan who killed John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963 as a “favor” for the late president's widow. He said there was.
