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A antheral was arrested extracurricular of a run rally for erstwhile President Donald Trump successful Southern California, and aggregate guns were illegally successful his possession, according to authorities.
The apprehension took spot astatine a checkpoint astatine the intersection of Avenue 52 and Celebration Drive successful Coachella astatine 4:59 p.m. connected Saturday, the Riverside County Sheriff's Office said. The rally was scheduled to commencement astatine 5 p.m.
The operator of a achromatic SUV, who was aboriginal identified arsenic 49-year-old Vem Miller of Las Vegas, was recovered to beryllium successful amerciable possession of a shotgun, a loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine.
Miller was past taken into custody and booked astatine the John J. Benoit Detention Center connected suspicion of possession of a loaded firearm and possession of a high-capacity magazine.
The Sheriff's Office said the incidental had nary interaction connected the information of rally attendees oregon erstwhile President Trump.
No further details were instantly made available.
It wasn't instantly wide if Miller was viewed arsenic a menace to Trump oregon immoderate different rally attendees, oregon if the firearm possession was unrelated to the governmental event. Officials didn't accidental wherever the guns were located successful his SUV astatine the clip of the arrest, oregon what led to his conveyance being searched.
The apprehension comes arsenic aggregate high-profile attempts of unit against the erstwhile President person taken spot during the heated predetermination cycle.
FILE - Republican statesmanlike campaigner erstwhile President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents astatine a run rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, successful Butler, Pa. The FBI says erstwhile President Donald Trump has agreed to beryllium interviewed arsenic portion of the probe into the attempted assassination successful Pennsylvania earlier this month. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)On July 13, Trump was grazed successful the ear by a slug coming from the weapon of 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks was changeable and killed by a subordinate of the Secret Service.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, is presently being prosecuted connected weapon charges aft helium hid retired adjacent a Florida play people successful an alleged attempt to person a cleanable changeable astatine the erstwhile President and existent Republican statesmanlike nominee connected Sept. 15.
Sofia Pop Perez contributed to this report.
