Investigation underway after man tried to enter Trump California rally perimeter with guns in vehicle
Federal authorities are investigating after a man with guns in his vehicle was arrested Saturday after he was stopped at a checkpoint near a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump.
Federal authorities are investigating after a man with guns in his vehicle was arrested Saturday after he was stopped at a checkpoint near a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump.
The Justice Department said Sunday that the Secret Service and the FBI are investigating the incident in Coachella, California, about a quarter-mile from the rally venue.
"The U.S. Secret Service assesses that the incident did not impact protective operations and former President Trump was not in any danger," Martin Estrada, the U.S. attorney for Central California, said in a statement. "While no federal arrest has been made at this time, the investigation is ongoing."
A federal law enforcement official said there is no indication that there was an attempt to assassinate Trump.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said at a news conference Sunday that the man in question was stopped around 5 p.m. local time Saturday at a checkpoint to enter the "inside perimeter" of security protecting the venue, where all vehicles were to be stopped, when a deputy noticed his SUV was disheveled inside and displayed "an obviously fake license plate."
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