(NewsNation) — Over the weekend, authorities in Riverside County, California, stopped an armed man exterior a rally for former President Trump.
Vem Miller, 49, was taken into custody by native sheriff’s deputies after a number of IDs and weapons had been allegedly present in his automobile exterior the rally in Coachella Valley.
Authorities described the incident as having stopped a 3rd assassination try towards Trump.
In July, Trump was grazed within the ear with a bullet after a gunman opened hearth throughout his rally in Butler, Pa. One rally attendee was killed and two extra significantly injured. In September, Secret Service brokers fired at a person who was allegedly ready exterior Trump’s golf course with weapons.
Here is what we learn about Miller:
Who’s Vem Miller?
Miller is 49 years outdated and from Las Vegas, the place he ran for state workplace in 2022. He has a grasp’s diploma from the College of California, Los Angeles, and reportedly considers himself a sovereign citizen.
His social media reveals him supporting Trump and he claimed to be attending the rally on a particular move issued by the Republican Celebration.
What was Vem Miller arrested for?
Riverside County sheriff’s deputies detained Miller on the second of three checkpoints exterior the occasion. They described his SUV as being in “disarray” and having a pretend license plate.
They discovered a number of driver’s licenses and passports in his automobile with totally different names, and there have been additionally two unregistered weapons and a number of packing containers of ammunition.
Miller reportedly stated he had attended Trump rallies in Nevada with weapons in his trunk with no points and stated he assumed it will be the identical in California.
Was Vem Miller making an attempt to assassinate Donald Trump?
Native officers described the arrest as having stopped a 3rd assassination try towards the previous president.
No federal costs have been issued and the Secret Service stated the previous president was not in any hazard, however that the incident is underneath investigation.
Miller has stated he’s a Trump supporter and was not trying to hurt him.
Is Vem Miller a Republican?
Native information retailers reported that Miller is a registered Republican.
He additionally ran for Nevada State Meeting District 13 in 2022 as a Republican however misplaced within the main.
What’s a sovereign citizen?
Miller is reported to be a sovereign citizen. Sovereign residents are individuals who declare they aren’t topic to any native, state or federal legal guidelines until they consent to them.
Sovereign residents have refused to pay taxes on these grounds and will create their very own driver’s licenses or license plates in defiance of the legislation.
Their arguments haven’t held up in court docket.
Is Vem Miller nonetheless in jail?
Miller was launched on a $5,000 bond and can subsequent seem in court docket in January.
