LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal officer says a man arrested at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas told authorities he tried to grab an officer's gun so he could kill the candidate.
BREAKING: @CNN reports that the man who allegedly tried to disarm police officer at Trump rally threatened to harm @realDonaldTrump.
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) June 20, 2016
A complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Nevada charges Michael Steven Sandford with an act of violence on restricted grounds.
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 the Treasure Island Casino 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.
This man was ushered out of @realDonaldTrump rally in Las Vegas @News3LV pic.twitter.com/qwGp4Gd5Au
— Nathan O'Neal (@NateNews3LV) June 19, 2016
It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney. Las Vegas police say Sandford is 19.
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