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Speaker 1 0:00
We're learning more about a man who was arrested near former President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Coachella over the weekend. Sheriff's deputies say he had loaded guns on him. That man is out on bail, claims he's actually a supporter of the former president KTLA Selena Bovie, and joins us from the newsroom with the details. Alina, good

Speaker 2 0:17
morning. Frank, good morning. That's right, the suspect is claiming that this was all a misunderstanding. He was arrested for a legal possession of a loaded firearm, but it's not clear what his intention was during the Trump rally. Now, the suspect is a 49 year old man by the name of Ben Miller from Las Vegas, and he is actually a self proclaimed Trump supporter and a registered Republican. Take a look, just looking through his social media. Miller describes himself as a journalist and a filmmaker, right wing documentarian Mindy Robinson, who was a friend of his, told The Daily Mail recently that he had no intention of killing Trump, adding that he's a full blown Trump supporter. Miller has a website called America happens.com where he posted this video

Speaker 3 1:00
while we are currently, and we have been for close to eight years, staunch supporters of President Donald Trump, we don't align ourselves with any political party except for one that supports our freedoms, Our constitutional rights, our medical freedoms and gets rid of the tyranny of corrupt politicians.

Speaker 2 1:26
The Sheriff's Department says Miller was stopped at a checkpoint near the rally. Cops noticed his car was unregistered. They searched the vehicle and discovered a cache of fake passports and driver's licenses, along with a shotgun, a loaded handgun and a high capacity magazine. He also attempted to use a fake VIP pass to gain closer access to the event. Miller was booked on weapons charges, but was released a short time later, after posting a $5,000 bail after he was released, Miller told the Southern California News Group these accusations are complete. Bleep, I am an artist. I am the last person that would cause any violence and harm to anybody. And the same Republican, excuse me, the same publication also writing that Miller brought the firearms aft, bought the firearms after receiving death threats, but said he never used them and was unaware of the difference between Nevada and California gun laws. He also claimed to be a Trump caucus captain with a special entry pass into the rally given to him by the head of the Clark County Republican Party. He told deputies that the check point that he was lawfully carrying the weapons in his trunk.

Speaker 4 2:35
There is absolutely no way that any of us are going to truly know what was in his head. I can tell you that none of the other probably 50,000 people that showed up yesterday for that event brought multiple passports with different names and guns.

Speaker 2 2:55
The Secret Service also later said that Trump was not at risk during the rally, and they don't believe this. This was the case of an assassination attempt against the former president. The FBI is also not investigating it as such. The.

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