Via Review Journal:
The man arrested at a Donald Trump rally on the Strip over the weekend said he tried to grab a police officer’s gun so he could kill the Republican presidential candidate, according to a federal complaint filed Monday.
Michael Steven Sandford, 19, was arrested Saturday at Treasure Island and later transferred to federal custody.
He was to appear before a federal judge at 3 p.m. Monday on a charge of committing an act of violence on restricted grounds.
Sandford told a U.S. Secret Service agent he drove to Las Vegas from California in his black 2007 BMW on Thursday to kill Trump, the complaint alleges.
Sandford said he went to a Las Vegas gun range on Friday to learn how to shoot a gun and fired roughly 20 rounds from a 9mm Glock pistol, according to the complaint.
Update
Surprise, surprise.
Via Las Vegas Now:
The man facing charges for attempting to grab a police officer’s gun so he could allegedly shoot candidate Donald Trump is in the United States illegally.
He had overstayed his visa from the United Kingdom[…]
During the arraignment, it was also learned that Sandford had been living in his car and that he has Asperger syndrome, a form of autism.
Sandford has not been diagnosed with a mental illness but has tried to commit suicide in the past.
He doesn’t have a criminal record.