Man With Loaded Gun Arrested Near Trump Rally

October 14, 2024 5:17 am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a Nevada man with a shotgun, loaded handgun and fake passports in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump’s rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said Sunday that the suspect is a 49-year-old Las Vegas resident who was driving an unregistered black SUV with a “homemade” license plate. The man was stopped by deputies assigned to the rally in Coachella, east of Los Angeles. The department says the man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a loaded firearm and possession of a high-capacity magazine. Officials say the incident “did not impact the safety” of the former president or those attending the rally.