Las Vegas 8 Post Press Conference

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The man arrested for gun charges outside of a Trump rally in California is speaking out against the officers who arrested him. All comes after the Riverside sheriff says his office probably stopped another assassination attempt. But as we told you just last week, 49 year old Vem Miller has since filed a defamation suit against those claims. Eight news now reporter Ryan tisky with more of Miller's words.

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Then, Miller says he kept guns in his trunk for protection. He never shot them and would always let the police know he had them that never led to any issues, until 10 days ago, when he told Riverside County Sheriff's deputies about his guns when he was parking at a Trump rally,

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this has caused complete chaos in my life. My life will never be the same. I'm forever going to be known as a third assassin, even though there's nothing true about it.

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Now, speaking in a North Valley house driveway with Metro officers on standby for his protection, the founder of independent media page America happens network says he has no guns, a corpse of a reputation and no shortage of death threats.

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I've never had to hire body guards to protect me, but this is the new reality. Miller

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calls Sheriff Chad bianco's action a political ploy to further a supposed gubernatorial campaign.

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He's being protected by his badges position. I want to tear that badge away from him. I want him to get a We the People type of responses crimes, and frankly, he belongs in jail. I reached

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out to the Riverside County Sheriff to see if they have a response to any of Miller's claims, and they said they acknowledge the lawsuit, but cannot comment on specifics because it is pending litigation. They say they're committed to transparency and will fully cooperate with the legal process for now, Miller plans to go to an undisclosed location and lay low Ryan to ask you eight news now. Miller

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also claims his parents are facing an eviction notice that he says was issued to them after of this arrest, after the property manager heard the news, Ryan reached out to that property manager about the eviction, they say they can't comment on the status and say Miller statements are inaccurate.

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