Man arrested for wanting to 'kill Trump' in Vegas was in US illegally

Man arrested for wanting to 'kill Trump' in Vegas was in US illegally

Published time: 21 Jun, 2016 00:42

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The man who attempted to steal a police officer’s gun and “kill Donald Trump” at the Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, was in the US illegally, having overstayed his visa, a federal court found out during the arraignment.

Michael Steven Sandford faced a federal judge in Las Vegas on Monday afternoon, after his arrest on Saturday night at the Trump rally.

The 19-year-old had tried to grab a service pistol from a Las Vegas Police Department officer. Secret Service agents protecting the presumptive GOP nominee then arrested the teenager, whose only form of identification was a UK driver’s license.

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Steven Sandford, 19, was arrested after grabbing cop's gun at Las Vegas rally & said he wanted to kill Donald Trump.
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Sandford was charged with trying to commit an act of violence on restricted grounds. At his arraignment on Monday, it was revealed that he had overstayed his visa and was in the US illegally, KLAS reported.

He was unemployed, living out of his car and has Asperger’s Syndrome – a form of autism – his public defender told Federal Magistrate Judge George Foley, according to the Associated Press.

His car was identified by the authorities as a 2007 BMW 328i.

While Sandford does not have a criminal record or a diagnosis of mental illness, he has tried to commit suicide in the past, KLAS reported.

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Man with gun arrested at Trump rally in Texas

The five-page complaint against the British national, filed Monday morning by US Attorney Daniel Bogden, shows that Sandford had never fired a gun before Friday, when he went to the Battlefield Vegas gun range and fired 20 rounds from a 9mm Glock pistol.

The following day, he approached LVPD Officer Ameel Jacob and told him he wanted to get Trump’s autograph. He targeted the officer because he believed his holster was unlocked, reasoning that it would be the easiest way to shoot Trump, according to the Secret Service agents cited in the complaint.

Sandford said he had been planning to kill Trump for a year, but decided to act on this occasion because “he finally felt confident about trying it,” the complaint said. He also said that “if he were on the street tomorrow, he would try this again.”

He told Secret Service agents that he expected to fire one or two shots before getting killed by law enforcement.

Sandford had been in the US for the past year and a half, living in Hoboken, New Jersey, before driving to the Ontario-San Bernardino area of California at some point, according to the complaint.

The judge ordered the would-be assassin to remain in custody. His next court date is set for July 5.

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Wow! An illegal alien just tried to kill Trump!

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Wow! An illegal alien just tried to kill Trump!

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He was unemployed, living out of his car and has Asperger’s Syndrome – a form of autism...

Tell me "it isn't so"!!!

Where is the ACLU, La Raza, Al Sharpton, the FBI, DHS, Jeh Johnson, Hillary, Ryan, Pelosi, Reid, Jarrett, Jerry Brown of CA, the UN, the EU, NATO, all the TURDS in the White House, OBAMA?? Disgusting human beings that should all be exiled out of the USA.

And that includes the Churches...who are not above the law...aiding and abetting these Criminal Trespassers raping, killing, and destroying OUR country. Shame on YOU!

Crickets...

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He was unemployed, living out of his car and has Asperger’s Syndrome – a form of autism...

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I don't care. We have tens and tens of millions of Americans who are unemployed, tens of thousands living out of their cars, and suffering with all types of health and mental syndromes. Aspergers syndrome is not an excuse for planning to kill someone for over a year. John Denver, Beethoven, Bob Dylan, Charles Schulz and Jim Henson all have/had Aspergers syndrome.

So they can hike on down the road with that one.

This plot should be followed back to its' source. Just sayin'

Very true CaptainRon, sorta reminds me of the movie Soylent Green when they hired an assassin from the ghettos.

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There was another guy with a gun the day before this one.

Man with gun arrested at Trump rally in Texas

Protester, 20, grabbed a policeman's firearm at Las Vegas rally and said he wanted to KILL Donald Trump, after driving from California and learning how to shoot on a gun range the day before

• Michael Steven Sandford, 20, arrested at Trump rally in Vegas on Saturday
• Briton accused of attempt to grab a policeman's gun and fire at Republican
• Sandford said he visited a gun range on Friday to learn how to shoot
• He had been living illegally in the US for 18 months in car in New Jersey
• Has a history of autism and obsessive compulsive disorder, court heard
• Appeared in court yesterday and denied bail because he is a flight risk

By DAVID MARTOSKO, US POLITICAL EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and MARTIN ROBINSON, UK CHIEF REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 15:03 EST, 20 June 2016 | UPDATED: 03:05 EST, 21 June 2016

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A British man arrested at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas told authorities he tried to grab a police officer's gun and wanted to shoot the billionaire Republican presidential candidate.

Protester Michael Steven Sandford, who appeared in court on Monday, even went to a gun range on Friday so he could learn how to fire a pistol.

The 20-year-old was arrested at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino on Saturday after going for a metro police officer's gun.
Sandford, who is originally from Surrey and was carrying a UK driver's licence, had been living illegally for 18 months in New Jersey after his visa expired and had been sleeping in his car.

A secret service report said Sandford told officers he had been planning the Vegas assassination for around 12 months and believed he would die in the process.

He also had tickets for a rally in Phoenix later that day in case the gun grab failed and told officers if Trump 'were on the street tomorrow, he would try this again'.

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Arrest: Michael Steven Sandford was taken out of the Trump campaign rally at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, pictured, after allegedly trying to disarm a police officer with the intention of killing Trump

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Plot: Michael Steven Sandford, 20, even went to a gun range on Friday so he could learn how to shoot. He is pictured being removed from the rally

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Held: Sandford was arrested after allegedly grabbing the handle of an officer's gun in an attempt to remove it

The court heard from a public defender that Sandford is autistic, while his mother told federal magistrate judge George Foley that he had been treated for obsessive compulsive disorder and anorexia when younger.

Despite living in Hoboken for 18 months, he did not have permission to be in the US and was unemployed and living out of his car.

Sandford was charged with an act of violence on restricted grounds, according to a complaint filed on Monday in US District Court in Nevada.

It cites a report by Special Agent Swierkowski, whose first name was not included, saying Sandford told officers he drove from California to kill Trump and went to a Las Vegas gun range the day before to learn to shoot.

Sandford later went to a Trump rally at Treasure Island and approached a Las Vegas police officer to say he wanted an autograph from Trump.

The report says Sandford was arrested after grabbing the handle of an officer's gun in an attempt to remove it. He was filmed by local station KLAS being led away.

According to the complaint, Sandford had targeted officer Ameel Jacob’s weapon because it was in an unlocked position and would be the easiest way to acquire a gun to shoot Trump.

Court papers read: ‘Sandford further stated that if he were on the street tomorrow, he would try this again.

‘Sandford claimed he had been planning to attempt to kill Trump for about a year but decided to act on this occasion because he finally felt confident to do it.’

The British national had lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, for around 18 months and had driven to San Bernardino in California before heading to Las Vegas on Thursday.

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In daTrump spoke to a crowd at the Treasure Island hotel and casino, seemingly oblivious to the drama that was unfolding in the audience

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Speech: Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in a packed 1,600-seat theater at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino where he declared the Orlando massacre demonstrated the need to fight terrorism

He told police he visited the Battlefield Vegas shooting range on Friday where he fired off 20 rounds from a 9mm Glock pistol to learn how to use it.

Sandford also told investigators he had a ticket for a Trump rally in Phoenix, Arizona, for later on Saturday as a back-up.

Authorities said on Saturday that law enforcement officers were able to take Sanford into custody with little disruption.

The judge declined to grant bail to Sandford, pending a further hearing, saying the accused was a risk to the community and a flight risk.

The Trump campaign directed questions to U.S. Secret Service, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A spokesman for Britain's Foreign Office said: 'We are providing assistance following an arrest of a British national in Las Vegas.'

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• Man accused of wanting to kill Trump in country illegally - Story

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This kind of murderous hatred of Donald Trump is the same kind of hatred stirred up against me, ALIPAC, the Minutemen groups, and any individual or organization that takes a stand against illegal immigration.

The biased socialist media and the George Soros funded smear groups like ADL SPLC and Right Wing Watch are libeling and slandering people to the degree that people want to harm or kill us!

We need all Americans to understand that their evil intentions are not just against those of us that stand up and speak out.

The hatred and violence you see in these reports, pictures, and videos (along with the 99% of incidents that are never documented) are pointed at each and every American of European ancestry or of any ancestry if you are simply loyal to the Constitution of the United States.

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