The doorway to Trump Nationwide Golf Membership Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., July 2020.
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California — A person carrying ammunition and with a gun in his automobile was arrested Sunday at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course after showing to watch safety preparations two days forward of Trump’s fundraiser there, authorities stated Tuesday.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division stated Jeanine John Taele, 38, was taking pictures and video and had a 16-round journal with ammunition in his pocket. Authorities recovered a loaded pistol in his automobile. Legislation enforcement searched his house within the close by metropolis of Downey on Monday and located a plethora of firearms, magazines and ammunition, physique armor and notebooks with “regarding statements.”
The sheriff’s division introduced the arrest as Trump was making ready to reach for a fundraising dinner for the Republican Nationwide Committee on the Trump Nationwide Golf Course within the suburb of Rancho Palos Verdes simply south of Los Angeles.
Taele was charged with a number of felonies together with second-degree theft, receiving a large-capacity journal and possession of a short-barreled rifle or shotgun. He was additionally charged with carrying a hid firearm in a car, a misdemeanor.
He pleaded not responsible to all the fees Monday and was ordered to keep away from the golf course and never possess weapons. His bail was set at $250,000.
It wasn’t clear if he had an lawyer, and relations couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.
The sheriff’s division stated once they made contact with Taele on Sunday, that they had decided he was being investigated by the El Segundo Police Division for theft.
The sheriff’s division stated there may be “no credible risk to our communities.”
A jury in 2025 discovered a person responsible of making an attempt to assassinate Trump on the president’s Florida nation membership.
