A Las Vegas man was arrested Saturday after he was found with multiple guns at a checkpoint near former President Donald Trump's rally site in California, law enforcement officials said.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office said in a press release Sunday. revealed The suspect, Bem Miller, 49, was “found to be in illegal possession of a shotgun, a loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine,” police said.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said “Mr. Miller presented fake VIP and press ID cards at the checkpoint,” the news cable said.
“We probably thwarted another assassination attempt,” Bianco said. said.
Lawmakers assigned to Trump's Coachella came into contact with Miller, who was “riding a black SUV at a checkpoint” near the rally, after reportedly discovering that he was in illegal possession of several handguns. “He was taken into custody without incident,'' according to the press release.
According to a press release, Miller was “later arrested at the John J. Benoit Detention Center on charges of possession of a loaded firearm and possession of a large capacity magazine.”
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said “Mr. Miller presented fake VIP and press ID cards at the checkpoint,” the news cable said.
FOX News' Bill Melgin said Sunday that “a source close to the Trump campaign has made this clear.” fox news There was no assassination attempt on Trump at his rally in Coachella, California, yesterday. We're told a man with a gun was arrested without incident around the event. ”
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Trump faced his first assassination attempt on July 13, 2024, at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when Thomas Matthew Crooks fired from the roof of a nearby building in direct view of Trump. The former president was shot with a “bullet” passing through the top of his right ear.
On September 15, 2024, Ryan Wesley Routh was a U.S. secret agent with the barrel of an AK-style rifle hidden in the bushes near West Palm Beach, the Trump International Golf Course where Trump was playing golf. was spotted and arrested.
