'Reagan' star Dennis Quaid rallies for Trump in Coachella, California: 'Time to pick a side'
FOX NewsOCT 20 2024
A man was arrested Saturday on state gun charges near a California rally for former Pres. Donald Trump, but Trump — the Republican nominee in this year's campaign — was "not in any danger," a joint statement from the US Secret Service, the FBI and the Department of Justice said.
Vem Miller, 49, was stopped by deputies at a checkpoint en route to Trump's rally in the Coachella Valley and was found to be carrying a shotgun, a loaded handgun and a high-capacity magazine, according to officials. He was also in possession of multiple passports with different names, and was driving an unregistered vehicle, officials said.
The Riverside County Sheriff's office said in a statement that Miller was taken into custody "without incident," and that he was booked on misdemeanour offenses of possession of a loaded firearm and possession of a high-capacity magazine. He will not face federal charges and he was released after posting bail of $5K.
Although a man was arrested for a number of gun charges, the Secret Service, federal agencies and local law enforcement all did their job in making sure the suspect was nowhere near Trump at the time of the rally. While investigations are ongoing, at least there's no evidence this was a further assassination attempt.
This man turned the media into a frenzy, making them it was a third assassination attempt. Turns out he was just another avid Trump supporter and he just so happened to be carrying firearms in his truck as he always did.