Man Caught with Guns, Fraudulent Pass, Drivers Licenses and Passports at Checkpoint Prior to Trump Rally on Saturday

Matt Margolis : Oct 14, 2024
PJ Media

Miller, in an interview with Southern California News Group on Sunday, said he was "shocked" that he was arrested and accused of trying to harm Trump, who he supports. -from the Press-Enterprise

[PJMedia.com] Authorities thwarted a possible third assassination attempt on ...President Donald Trump on Saturday when local law enforcement apprehended a man in possession of firearms and counterfeit entry passes outside his rally in Coachella Valley, California. The suspect was detained roughly a mile from the rally site, where police discovered he had a fraudulent entry pass, a loaded shotgun, a handgun, and a high-capacity magazine. (Screengrab image: via NBCLA 4)

"We probably stopped another assassination attempt," Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told the New York Post.

The suspect, identified as Vem Miller, was intercepted by police at a checkpoint about a half-mile from the rally entrance. He was carrying a fake phony press and VIP passes.

"They were different enough to cause the deputies alarm," Bianco said, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise.

Miller is believed to be a member of a rightwing anti-government organization, according to Bianco...

He has a UCLA Masters degree, and in 2022 ran for Nevada State assembly, the newspaper reported.

A report from the Press-Enterprise has more:

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.

The Sheriff's Department set up what Bianco called a double perimeter that controlled access within a half mile of the rally. Residents were allowed through, but they were watched to make sure they drove to their neighborhoods and not toward the rally.

Miller was caught at one of those checkpoints... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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