Vem Miller was arrested on Saturday, October 12 near a Donald Trump rally in Coachella, California, before being released. He was “in possession of a rifle, a loaded pistol, and a high-capacity magazine” in his car.
A troubled profile. Vem Miller was arrested Saturday, October 12 near a Donald Trump rally in Coachella, California, for illegal possession of several weapons, before being released on bail the same evening, the local sheriff’s office announced Sunday, then that the candidate for the White House has already been the subject of two assassination attempts.
• Found in possession of numerous weapons
Vem Miller is a 49-year-old American, living in Las Vegas. He was arrested around 5 p.m. Saturday local time, or around 2 a.m. Sunday Paris time, in a black SUV, according to the Reuters news agency.
He was then “in possession of a rifle, a loaded pistol, and a high-capacity magazine” in his car, according to a press release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, California.
According to law enforcement, the interior of his car was found in great disorder and with a false license plate. The vehicle is also not registered. Vem Miller was also in possession of several driving licenses and passports with different names.
• A former candidate for local elections
According to USA Today, Vem Miller earned a master’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. Registered with the State of Nevada As a Republican, he ran for Congress in that state in 2022, a vote he lost.
In 2022, the forty-year-old told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he is a “conservative Republican” and an American “horrified by what is happening in the country”.
He explains that he ran for office in Nevada in 2022 because he believes that “the country is being won by tyranny.”
• He calls himself Armenian
Since his release, the forty-year-old has spoken to Fox News. He claims to be Armenian and maintains that all the identity documents he has are authentic, but that some indicate his full Armenian name and others do not.
Regarding the firearms he had in his possession, Vem Miller indicated that they were all declared to the authorities and assured that he bought them after receiving death threats.
“I always travel with my firearms in the back of my truck,” he said, assuring that he never uses them and is “more than a novice” on the subject.
• He says he supports Trump
According to the Rivervide County Sheriff, Vem Miller posed as a journalist in order to gain access to the meeting. The media USA Today presents Vem Millier as a professional working in the field of television and cinema.
Vem Miller assures for his part that he had worked in the media sector for 30 years and that he launched a podcast intended to fight against “censorship” in this sector. This podcast is called “Blood money” and discusses issues of “corruption, controversy and conspiracy”, according to its site.
On his political opinions, the American says he was a Democrat, but is now “more Republican”. “I am a 100% supporter of Donald Trump,” he proclaims.
“He’s a man I deeply admire,” says Vem Miller, calling the real estate mogul “courageous” for attacking the media.
• Released on bail and soon presented to justice
“Former President Trump was not in danger,” said the Secret Service in a joint statement with the FBI (federal police) and the office of the Minister of Justice.
“If you ask me right now, my agents probably prevented the third assassination attempt” against Donald Trump, Sheriff Chad Bianco said at a press conference. This elected official is known for his support for the ex-president and who spoke at the meeting on Saturday evening.
The FBI, Secret Service and Justice Department jointly said the investigation is still open and continuing.
Released Saturday evening on bail of 5,000 dollars (a little more than 4,500 euros), Vem Miller must appear in court on January 2.
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