A man in illegal possession of a shotgun and a loaded handgun was arrested at an intersection near Donald Trump’s rally in Coachella, California on Saturday, police said.
The 49-year-old suspect, Vem Miller, was driving a black SUV when he was stopped by deputies at a security checkpoint who located the two firearms and a “high-capacity magazine”.
Mr Miller was then taken into custody “without incident”, the Riverside County Sheriff’s office said, and booked on possession of a loaded firearm and possession of a high-capacity magazine.
The sheriff’s office said the encounter did not affect the safety of Trump or the rally’s attendees.
The incident on Saturday, 12 October, occurred at 16:59 PDT (00:59 GMT), an hour before Trump was scheduled to appear on stage.
Mr Miller was released on a $5,000 (£3,826) bail, according to the Riverside County Inmate Information System.
Security surrounding Trump has been heavily increased in the wake of two previous alleged assassination attempts.
The Saturday before Mr Miller’s arrest, Trump held his second rally in Butler, Pennsylvania this year, the same place were his ear was bloodied after a sniper fired multiple shots in his direction, killing one person in the crowd.
Another man is currently in jail after he was arrested outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach in September. The man was spotted hiding in bushes near the golf course with the muzzle of a rifle sticking through the shrubbery.
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