Authorities arrested a Las Vegas resident on Saturday on suspicion of possessing multiple illegal firearms at a checkpoint at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Coachella, California, according to a press release.

Since the first assassination attempt on Trump, July 13th and arrest September 15th, testimony of the second assassin candidate, The former president’s security is at the top level. concern For MPs and election campaigns. riverside county sheriff issued The statement announced the arrest of 49-year-old Bem Miller, who was found to be in “unlawful possession of a shotgun, a loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine.”

Miller was arrested by deputies assigned to the rally at a checkpoint at 52nd Avenue and Celebration Drive at 4:59 p.m., officials said. Miller was driving a black SUV and was booked on suspicion of having a “loaded firearm” and “large capacity magazine,” according to a press release.

The officials added, “This incident did not affect the safety of former President Trump or the attendees of the event.”

Mr. Miller was confirmed the same day to be released on $5,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on January 2, 2025. According to Into the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department inmate database.

In mid-September, Florida authorities arrested 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh after a Secret Service agent spotted him while playing Trump International Golf Course in the West Palm Beach bushes. After firing at Routh, the 58-year-old fled, leaving behind an “AK-47-style rifle with a scope,” two backpacks, a GoPro and ceramic bulletproof plates, officials confirmed. (Related: Trump campaign requests military aircraft, bulletproof glass amid security threats)

Despite his criminal record, Routh knowingly possessed firearms and ammunition, possessed firearms with “importer and manufacturer serial numbers removed, obliterated, or altered,” and assassinated a major political candidate. He was formally indicted by federal prosecutors on September 24th for attempting to do so. ” and forcibly assaulted and obstructed a Secret Service special agent, according to court documents.

Routh’s arrest came after an attempted assassination of the former president on July 13 by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who fired multiple shots at Trump’s Butler rally in Pennsylvania. The attack killed former volunteer fire chief Corey Comperatore, injured two supporters and left Trump with an ear injury.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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