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By Elizabeth Weibel (Breitbart)
A Las Vegas man was arrested on Saturday at a checkpoint near former President Donald Trump’s Coachella, California, rally after being found with multiple guns, according to law enforcement officials.
Heavily armed man with fake press and VIP passes was arrested outside Trump’s rally at Coachella valley in what’s being described as a third assassination attempt! pic.twitter.com/pe1EDKUt76
— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) October 13, 2024
In a press release on Sunday, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office revealed that Vem Miller, 49, “was found to be illegally in possession of a shotgun, a loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine.”
“We probably stopped another assassination attempt,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said.
Trump taking over the Coachella Valley today holding a rally in the city of Coachella. Multiple shuttle spots from the Indio fair grounds and 29 Casino to shuttle people to the event. pic.twitter.com/dsHuSYj9yt
— Angel Chavez 🇲🇽 (@CoachellaAngel) October 12, 2024
After deputies who had been assigned to Trump’s Coachella came into contact with Miller, who was in a “black SUV at a checkpoint” near the rally, they discovered that he was reportedly illegally in possession of several handguns and was “taken into custody without incident,” according to the press release.
Miller was “later booked at the John J. Benoit Detention Center for possession of a loaded firearm and possession of a high-capacity magazine,” according to the press release.
This is 1 of 3 parking lots for the Coachella Trump Rally! What an incredible crowd already! California is MAGA country! #TrumpRally #Coachella pic.twitter.com/bFE2FAPTzy
— Oreo Express (@OreoExpress) October 12, 2024
Fox News’s Bill Melugin said Sunday, “Sources close to the Trump campaign tell Fox News there was no assassination attempt against Trump at his Coachella, CA rally yesterday. We’re told a man with a gun was arrested at the perimeter of the event without incident.”
Trump faced a first assassination attempt at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally on July 13, 2024, when Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from the rooftop of a nearby building where he had a direct line of sight of Trump. The former president was shot by a “bullet that pierced the upper part” of his right ear.
I don’t care who you vote for, but you must admit this is one of the most persuasive ads ever. pic.twitter.com/dkAqelg0cL
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) October 12, 2024
On September 15, 2024, Ryan Wesley Routh was apprehended after U.S. Secret Service agents saw the barrel of his AK-style rifle where he was hiding in the bushes near Trump International Golf Course West Palm Beach where Trump had been playing golf.
