COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (Michigan News Source) – Law enforcement officials announced they arrested a 49-year-old man prior before former President Donald Trump’s rally in California on Saturday afternoon.

Deputies assigned to Trump’s rally in the Coachella Valley contacted the driver of a black SUV at a checkpoint, Vern Miller of Las Vegas. They said Miller illegally possessed a shotgun, a loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine.

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Officials took Miller into custody without incident and booked him. The Riverside Sheriff’s Office said the incident did not affect the safety of Trump or the rally attendees.

Anyone with information should call the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station at (760) 836–1600.

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