Man at Vegas Rally Said He Wanted to Kill Trump, Feds Say

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June 20, 2016
Las Vegas

Man at Vegas Rally Said He Wanted to Kill Trump, Feds Say

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.

Photo:Las Vegas police lead a protester from Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign rally at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on June 18. Photo by David Becker / Reuters

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 the Saturday rally, 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.

It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney. Las Vegas police say Sandford is 19.

Source: Man at Vegas Rally Said He Wanted to Kill Trump, Feds Say

 

[Usher-smith MD]

Angekuwa muislam mngesema gaidi

 

[bagamoyo]

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[bagamoyo]

Authorities said Michael Steven Sandford went to a Trump rally on Saturday at the Treasure Island Casino and approached a Las Vegas police officer to say he wanted an autograph from Trump. The report says Sandford grabbed the handle of an officer’s gun in an attempt to remove it, and was arrested.

It wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney. Las Vegas police say Sandford is 19.

Sandford had a United Kingdom driver’s license with him at the time, according to the complaint. He told a special agent that he was in the U.S. for about a year and a half and lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, then drove to the San Bernardino, California area in his car before coming to Las Vegas on June 16.

Sandford told officers he had been planning an assassination for about a year and was convinced he would die in the attempt. He said he also reserved a ticket for a Trump rally in Phoenix, scheduled for later in the day, as a backup.

He told authorities that he went to the Battlefield Vegas shooting range the day before the rally and fired 20 rounds from a 9mm Glock pistol to learn how to use it. Police detectives who visited the range spoke with an employee who confirmed that he provided Sandford shooting lessons, according to the complaint.

About 1,500 people attended the rally, which was held in the Mystere Theater inside the casino. Attendees had to pass through metal detectors manned by Secret Service, police and casino security officials.

Source: Teen who tried to grab cop’s gun at rally wanted to kill Trump

 

[Kurzweil]

Mwanamume mmoja raia wa Uingereza anayetuhumiwa kwa kupora bunduki ya afisa mmoja wa polisi katika mkutano wa kisaiasa wa Donald Trump, amewaambia wapelelezi wa Marekani kuwa, alitaka kumuua kwa kumpiga risasi na kumuuwa mgombea huyo wa kiti cha Urais wa chama cha Republican.

Kwa mjibu wa stakabadhi za mahakama, Michael Sandford anasema kuwa aliendesha gari hadi Las Vegas akiwa na nia ya kumpiga risasi Bw Trump siku ya Jumamosi.Awali Donald Trump alimtimua Maneja wake wa kampeni Corey Lewandowski kwa kutofautana naye katika kauli zake.

Makamu wa Rais wa Marekani Joe Biden amemlaum Trump kwamba kauli zake ni za hatari

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A Briton who tried to grab a police officer's gun at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas said he wanted to shoot the US candidate, court papers say. Michael Steven Sandford, 20, did not enter a plea when he appeared before a judge in Nevada and was remanded in custody until a hearing on 5 July.
He is charged with an act of violence "on restricted grounds".
He had reportedly tried to seize the gun after saying he was seeking Mr Trump's autograph at Saturday's rally.

He said he had been planning to try and shoot Mr Trump for about a year but had decided to act now because he finally felt confident enough to do so, court papers say. A federal judge found Mr Sandford, who reportedly appeared in court in shackles, to be a danger and risk of non-appearance, and he was ordered detained pending his preliminary hearing.

When asked about the arrest of Michael Sandford, a Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are providing assistance following an arrest of a British national in Las Vegas."
Earlier on Monday, Mr Trump fired his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, who oversaw his triumph in the primary contests.

A Trump rally in Ohio in March also saw a security scare. The US presidential election campaign of 2016 has been fringed with violence. Almost everywhere Donald Trump goes he attracts protests.

The tycoon often mocks the demonstrators and there have been clashes with his supporters, both inside and outside of his packed, emotionally charged rallies. For some, the violence has stirred dark memories of 1968 when Democratic presidential contender Robert Kennedy was assassinated and riots broke out at the party's convention in Chicago.

This year events have not descended to those awful depths but still, the country feels edgy and the Secret Service, which guards candidates as well as presidents, has been on high alert.

In March in Ohio agents swarmed around Mr Trump after a man apparently attempted to climb on to the stage where he was speaking. Other events have been cancelled because of security concerns. With five months to go, many Americans are worried about where this election is heading. 'Expected to be killed' According to the court papers, Mr Sandford said he had never fired a gun before but went to a range in Las Vegas on 17 June to learn how to shoot.

At Saturday's rally at the Treasure Island Casino, he allegedly tried to grab the officer's weapon because it was in an unlocked position and therefore, he said, the easiest way to get a gun to shoot Mr Trump.
Court Documents say Mr Sandford acknowledged he knew he would only be able to fire one or two rounds, and expected to be killed during an attempt on Mr Trump's life. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Treasure Island hotel and casino, Saturday,

People attending the rally in Las Vegas on Saturday had to pass through metal detectors manned by police and casino security officials He told police if he had not tried to kill Mr Trump at this rally he would have tried again at a rally in Phoenix, for which he had already booked tickets, the papers say.

He told investigators he had been in the US for one and a half years, the court papers say.
Court research showed he was unemployed, living out of his car and in the US illegally, the Associated Press news agency reports.

A federal public defender said he had autism and had attempted suicide, the agency adds.
Recent opinion polls suggest Mr Trump is trailing his Democrat opponent Hillary Clinton.
There were reports over the weekend that Mrs Clinton's campaign was ahead in spending in key swing states.

Mr Trump's former campaign manager says he still supports his candidacy, despite being sacked.
Corey Lewandowski said the billionaire businessman had changed the way American politics was viewed for the better. Download Flash Player nowYou need to install Flash Player to play this content.
Media captionBarbara Plett-Usher reports: Corey Lewandowski's "aggressive style sometimes got him in trouble"

Reports in American media say he clashed with the more traditional strategists Mr Trump has hired recently to try and reshape his operation for the November election. Mr Trump is facing strong resistance from senior members of his own party over his strident tone, hard-line immigration policy and falling poll numbers.

Americans go to the polls on 8 November to elect a president to succeed Democrat Barack Obama, who is stepping down after two terms in office, which have seen the Republicans gain control of both houses of Congress.

Source: BBC

 

[Nyani Ngabu]

Huko ndo kunusurika kuuwawa?

Scratchin' my head!

 

[Afrisoul]

Trumph huwa simuelewi

 

[Ghazwat]

Mgombea wa urais wa Marekani ndani ya chama cha Republican, Donald Trump amenusurika kifo akiwa katika mbio za mikutano Las Vegas nchini marekani.

Jeshi la polisi Las Vegas limesema kuwa linamshikilia mtu mmoja aliyefahamika kama Michael Steven Sandford aliyetaka kumuua Donald Trump baada ya kupora bunduki ya polisi waliokuwa katika mkutano wa bilionea huyo.

Sandford alisema kuwa alisafiri kutoka California kuja kumuua Trump, na siku kadhaa nyuma kabla ya mkutano huo alikuwa akijifunza namna ya kulenga mtu kwa risasi ili aweze kutekeleza azma yake.

Baada ya kuwasili katika mkutano wa Donald Trump, Sandford aliwaambia polisi kuwa angependa kupata sahihi (Autograph) ya Trump, na alipopata upenyo ndipo akachomoa bunduki ya polisi na kutaka kumlenga mgombea huyo, lakini aliwahiwa kabla ya kutimiza azma yake..!

 

[Nanoli]

Hajasema kwann alitaka kumuua?

 

[NAKWEDE]

Hivi huko Marekani ina maana kuua wao ni fasta!? Mungu atunusuru, wanashindwa kutawala hasira zao

 

[Shuleless]

What happens in Vegas remains in Vegas!

 

[FORCE NAMBA]

Karibia utabir unakamilika

 

[HIMARS]

Hivi Trump kawakosea nini jamani?
Nahisi akipita atapindwa kuliko hata Obama

 

[Jambazi]

Si wangemwacha tu ule utabiri wa jamaa ukamilike!

 

[bagamoyo]

British man Michael Sandford ‘tried to kill Donald Trump’

Michael Sandford, A 19-year-old man arrested over the weekend for trying to kill Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Las Vegas is a British citizen, US authorities said Monday.

Natalie Collins, a spokeswoman for the US Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas, told AFP that Michael Sandford was ordered held without bond following his arrest on Saturday at the Trump rally.

If convicted on a charge of “act of violence on restricted grounds,” he faces more than 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Court research shows he is unemployed, living out of his car and in the US illegally. A federal public defender says he has autism and has attempted suicide.

Asked to comment on the arrest, a spokesman at Britain’s Foreign Office said: “We are providing assistance following an arrest of a British national in Las Vegas.”

Source: Nocookies

- With AFP, AP

 

[MATHIAS KABYEMERA]

sasa nani anaruhusu mtu aende kumsogelea mgombea kwa kisingizio cha kutaka autograph? huu ni udhaifu wa walinzi wake

 

[Camp Gilgal]

"This year events have not descended to those awful depths but still, the country feels edgy and the SECRET SERVICE, which GUARDS candidates as well as presidents, has been on high alert."

Nimeipenda hii demokrasia ya Mmarekani.

Kwetu Unafiki tu.

 

[Abdulwahid]

Angekua na jina la kiislam au asili ya asia sijui hii taarifa ingeandikwaje, na sijui povu la wachangiaji lingekuaje, kwa nini watu mnakua wanafiki kiasi hiki

 

[KWEZISHO]

Angekua na jina la kiislam au asili ya asia sijui hii taarifa ingeandikwaje, na sijui povu la wachangiaji lingekuaje, kwa nini watu mnakua wanafiki kiasi hiki

Habari ingeandikwa na kuripotiwa na kila chombo cha habari hapa duniani. Na huyo jamaa angeitwa GAIDI!

 

[Abdulwahid]

Habari ingeandikwa na kuripotiwa na kila chombo cha habari hapa duniani. Na huyo jamaa angeitwa GAIDI!

Na trump angegongomelea msumari sera yake ya kupiga marufuku waislam kuingia marekani na si ajabu angesema na hao ambao ni raia angewaambia watafute nchi waende