Man arrested near Trump rally in Southern California with loaded firearm, high-capacity magazine

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. -- A antheral with a loaded weapon and a high-capacity mag was arrested adjacent a rally for erstwhile President Donald Trump successful Southern California connected Saturday, section constabulary said.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office said deputies assigned to Trump's rally successful Coachella Valley contacted the operator of a achromatic SUV astatine a checkpoint conscionable earlier 5 p.m. section time.

The driver, a 49-year-old man, was recovered to beryllium illegally successful possession of a shotgun, a loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine, the sheriff's bureau said.

That driver, identified arsenic Vem Miller of Las Vegas, was taken into custody.

Miller was aboriginal booked astatine the John J. Benoit Detention Center for possession of a loaded firearm and possession of a high-capacity magazine.

The sheriff's bureau said the incidental did not interaction the information of Trump oregon anyone astatine his event.

Police asked anyone with accusation to telephone the Palm Desert Sheriff's Station astatine 760-836-1600.

Further accusation was not instantly available.

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