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Posted on: October 22, 2024
US Law enforcement officers have arrested an armed man with fake press passes who attempted to enter a rally held by Republican candidate Donald Trump in Coachella, California, a local sheriff has said.
Vem Miller, a 49-year-old Las Vegas resident, was arrested at a checkpoint outside the rally venue on Saturday with an illegally owned shotgun, a loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Sunday.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told local media that Miller had presented fake VIP and press passes at the checkpoint.
“They were different enough to cause the deputies alarm,” Bianco told the Press-Enterprise. “We probably stopped another assassination attempt.”
The incident represents the third foiled attempt on former president Trump's life in months.
Bianco described Miller as a “sovereign citizen,” referring to a loose collective of extreme libertarians who believe that the government cannot legally exercise authority over them. Miller is a registered Republican who holds a master’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and ran for state assembly in Nevada in 2022, Bianco added.