A man driving his car was arrested on Saturday, October 12, near a Donald Trump rally in Coachella, California, in possession of several illegally possessed weapons, before being released on bail that same night, the police reported on Sunday. local sheriff’s office. The announcement comes after two assassination attempts against the former Republican president in recent months, and at a time when he is calling for more resources to be dedicated to his security.
The suspect, identified as Vem Miller, a 49-year-old Las Vegas resident, was “in possession of a rifle, a loaded pistol and a high-capacity magazine” in his car, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office in eastern California said in a statement. “The incident did not affect the safety of former President Trump or those attending the event”continues the press release, which gives no information about the driver’s intentions.
Vem Miller was released on $5,000 bail that same night. He is due to appear in local court on January 2 for the crimes of “possession of a loaded weapon” AND “possession of high capacity magazine”.
Neither the campaign team nor the Secret Service – responsible for protecting senior American political figures – reacted immediately. The Riverside County sheriff is scheduled to hold a news conference later Sunday.
The former Republican president narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on July 13 when a shooter opened fire during an election rally in Pennsylvania, hitting him in the ear and killing an audience member. In mid-September, a man was also arrested, accused of trying to shoot Donald Trump at one of his golf courses in Florida.
