Charges dropped for man arrested with loaded guns at SoCal Trump rally
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Set us as preferred A California judge has dismissed misdemeanor gun charges against a Las Vegas man arrested in 2024 after authorities said he tried to enter a Donald Trump rally with two loaded guns and a high-capacity magazine.Dismissal of the charges follows 51-year-old Vem Miller’s completion of a county program that allows first-time, low-level offenders to have their criminal charges dropped and arrest records sealed after completing a set of requirements.As part of Miller’s enrollment in the Riverside Misdemeanor Diversion Program, he was ordered by a Riverside County Superior Court judge to complete an eight-hour gun safety class, take an online, four-hour life skills course and complete 40 hours of community service.Molly Smith, spokesperson for the Riverside County district attorney’s office, said Miller completed the diversion program and had the charges dropped on July 31.His records were also sealed.Angela Friedrichs, attorney for Miller, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
California A Downey man was charged with a federal firearm-related offense after he was apprehended at the Trump National Golf Club with ammunition in his pocket and a loaded firearm in his pickup truck.“Sad that a misrepresentation ruined this man’s life,” she told the Press Enterprise, which was first to report the story.“Glad our courts recognized the matter was worthy of a dismissal.”Miller’s October 2024 arrest in Coachella drew national attention after Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said his deputies stopped the man from attempting to assassinate Trump without offering evidence of an assassination plot.Miller, a Trump supporter, denied the allegations and filed a lawsuit against Bianco for libel, slander and defamation among other allegations.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department did not...