Vem Miller, armed man arrested near Trump rally, denies wanting to hurt ex-prez: Complete bullst
The armed suspect who was arrested on weapons charges on his way to Donald Trump’s California rally denied the local sheriff’s assertion he wanted to kill the ex-president, calling the accusations on Sunday, “bullsh-t.”Vem Miller, 49, reportedly claimed he’s a Trump supporter a day after he was cuffed Saturday afternoon near the Coachella Valley rally at a checkpoint — where sheriff deputies found a pair of guns and ammunition in his car.While Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said he “truly” believes his deputies stopped a third assassination attempt against the Republican presidential nominee, Miller told the Southern California News Group on Sunday he was “shocked” by the allegations.“These accusations are complete bullsh-t,” Miller told the news outlet.
“I’m an artist, I’m the last person that would cause any violence and harm to anybody.”Miller, who sources alleged to The Post is part of a far right anti-government group, said he was invited to the rally by the head of the Clark County GOP Party, and was donning a Trump shirt and hat when he ran into authorities at the checkpoint.The weapons, a shotgun and loaded handgun, were bought in 2022 for personal protection, Miller told the local outlet.
He said he told deputies he was carrying the firearms in his trunk – as a courtesy – before he was pulled over and forced to leave the car.The car was then “ransacked” after a deputy informed him he wanted to make sure the guns were legal purchases, he claimed.Miller, a registered Republican who ran unsuccessfully for office in Nevada in 2022, also denied he flashed a fake press pass at the checkpoint — as the sheriff alleged — but instead offered a “special entry pass,” the outlet reported.The Last Vegas resident told the publication he was not informed why he was taken into custody, and only after he was detained for hours was he allowed to call a lawyer.
He said he then recalled the incident while in front of FBI ...