A British man has appeared in court accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at a Presidential rally in Las Vegas Michael Steven Sandford allegedly attempted to kill the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on Saturday. The 20-year-old is charged with an act of violence on restricted grounds after being thwarted by officers .He is believed to have told the Secret Service he had been “planning to kill Trump for about a year but decided to act on this occasion because he finally felt confident about trying it.”
When Sandford appeared in court yesterday, it emerged he had been living in his car while on an expired Visa. Prosecutors said the suspect also suffered from a form of autism. A British man has appeared in court accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at a Presidential rally in Las Vegas. Michael Steven Sandford allegedly attempted to kill the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on Saturday.
The 20-year-old is charged with an act of violence on restricted grounds after being thwarted by officers . He is believed to have told the Secret Service he had been “planning to kill Trump for about a year but decided to act on this occasion because he finally felt confident about trying it.” When Sandford appeared in court yesterday, it emerged he had been living in his car while on an expired Visa. Prosecutors said the suspect also suffered from a form of autism.