
Third assassination attempt on Donald Trump? Armed man arrested from Coachella
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PRESS RELEASE: A man armed with guns and fake passes were arrested on Saturday outside Donald Trump's Coachella rally site at the last minute, reports said, citing the local sheriff. The suspect was caught about a mile from the rally venue with a phony-entry pass, according to police. He was also carrying a loaded shotgun, handgun and high capacity magazine. “We probably stopped another assassination attempt,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said, as quoted by New York Post.
The suspect has been identified as Vem Miller, who was carrying a fake press card and entry pass. He is believed to be a member of a rightwing anti-government organization and was plotting to kill Trump, the Sheriff said. "They were different enough to cause the deputies alarm," Bianco said.
Miller is believed to be a member of a rightwing anti-government organization. A 49-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Miller was arrested at a checkpoint driving a black SUV. There have been two attempts on Trump's life and at the Coachella rally, Trump was speaking from behind the bulletproof glass.
Miller is a registered Republican who holds a master’s degree from UCLA, and who ran for state assembly in Nevada in 2022, a report said.
Bianco said Miller considers himself a so-called sovereign citizen, a group of people who do not believe they are subject to any government statutes unless they consent to them.
He was released Saturday on $5,000 bail and is scheduled to appear at the Indio Larson Justice Center on Jan. 2, 2025, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department inmate database.
The Secret Service put out a brief statement saying it was aware of the arrest. “The incident did not impact protective operations. The Secret Service extends its gratitude to the deputies and local partners who assisted in safeguarding last night’s events,” the agency said.
On July 13, Trump was shot at by Matthew Crooks in Butler, Pennsylvania. Crooks was killed by the Secret Service. In September, Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested for attempting to kill trump at a golf course. Agents spotted the barrel and fired first.
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Who Is Vem Miller? Man Arrested With Loaded Gun Outside Trump Rally
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EXCERPT: . . . Meanwhile, Miller told the Southern California News Group on Sunday that he was "shocked" to be arrested and accused of trying to hurt the former president, whom he is a supporter of.
Miller said he was at the California rally on a "special entry pass" given to him by a Republican Party associate, and that he never had trouble when he attended Trump rallies in Nevada with weapons in his trunk. He said he thought the law would be the same in California.
Bianco said of Saturday's incident: "I thought it's not going to happen in Riverside County. We don't have the same sicko issues and violent protests like they have in Los Angeles. We're better than that. Go figure."
The Sheriff praised his deputies, who worked in the desert heat, which reached almost 100 degrees that day. "I am extremely proud of the mental and physical effort our deputies showed all day," Bianco said.
The Secret Service said in a statement: "The incident did not impact protective operations. The Secret Service extends its gratitude to the deputies and local partners who assisted in safeguarding last night's events." (MORE - details)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/worl...196656.cms
PRESS RELEASE: A man armed with guns and fake passes were arrested on Saturday outside Donald Trump's Coachella rally site at the last minute, reports said, citing the local sheriff. The suspect was caught about a mile from the rally venue with a phony-entry pass, according to police. He was also carrying a loaded shotgun, handgun and high capacity magazine. “We probably stopped another assassination attempt,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said, as quoted by New York Post.
The suspect has been identified as Vem Miller, who was carrying a fake press card and entry pass. He is believed to be a member of a rightwing anti-government organization and was plotting to kill Trump, the Sheriff said. "They were different enough to cause the deputies alarm," Bianco said.
Miller is believed to be a member of a rightwing anti-government organization. A 49-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Miller was arrested at a checkpoint driving a black SUV. There have been two attempts on Trump's life and at the Coachella rally, Trump was speaking from behind the bulletproof glass.
Miller is a registered Republican who holds a master’s degree from UCLA, and who ran for state assembly in Nevada in 2022, a report said.
Bianco said Miller considers himself a so-called sovereign citizen, a group of people who do not believe they are subject to any government statutes unless they consent to them.
He was released Saturday on $5,000 bail and is scheduled to appear at the Indio Larson Justice Center on Jan. 2, 2025, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department inmate database.
The Secret Service put out a brief statement saying it was aware of the arrest. “The incident did not impact protective operations. The Secret Service extends its gratitude to the deputies and local partners who assisted in safeguarding last night’s events,” the agency said.
On July 13, Trump was shot at by Matthew Crooks in Butler, Pennsylvania. Crooks was killed by the Secret Service. In September, Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested for attempting to kill trump at a golf course. Agents spotted the barrel and fired first.
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Who Is Vem Miller? Man Arrested With Loaded Gun Outside Trump Rally
https://www.newsweek.com/who-vem-miller-...ly-1968341
EXCERPT: . . . Meanwhile, Miller told the Southern California News Group on Sunday that he was "shocked" to be arrested and accused of trying to hurt the former president, whom he is a supporter of.
Miller said he was at the California rally on a "special entry pass" given to him by a Republican Party associate, and that he never had trouble when he attended Trump rallies in Nevada with weapons in his trunk. He said he thought the law would be the same in California.
Bianco said of Saturday's incident: "I thought it's not going to happen in Riverside County. We don't have the same sicko issues and violent protests like they have in Los Angeles. We're better than that. Go figure."
The Sheriff praised his deputies, who worked in the desert heat, which reached almost 100 degrees that day. "I am extremely proud of the mental and physical effort our deputies showed all day," Bianco said.
The Secret Service said in a statement: "The incident did not impact protective operations. The Secret Service extends its gratitude to the deputies and local partners who assisted in safeguarding last night's events." (MORE - details)