Police detain armed man near Trump's California rally

Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A man with a pair of loaded guns and fake passports was arrested near former President Donald Trump's rally in Coachella, Calif., on Saturday, officials announced. It's the third time an armed person has been arrested near Trump in recent months.

The suspect, Vem Miller, 49, was carrying a shotgun and handgun, both loaded, police said, when he was stopped at a security checkpoint while driving a black SUV. Deputies located the two firearms and a "high-capacity magazine," officials said. Miller was taken into custody "without incident," according to Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who called Miller "a lunatic." Miller was also said to have a "homemade" license plate on the SUV.

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