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Armed man arrested at Trump’s LA golf course ahead of president’s visit
Al Jazeera • • general
Key Points:
- A man identified as 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele was arrested at Donald Trump’s golf club in Rancho Palos Verdes for carrying a loaded handgun and hollow-point ammunition days before Trump’s scheduled visit.
- Taele was seen photographing and filming the grounds, apparently monitoring security preparations for Trump’s appearance at a Republican fundraising dinner.
- Authorities found multiple loaded magazines, a pistol with a round chambered, and later recovered an illegally modified rifle, body armor, high-capacity magazines, and other suspicious items from Taele’s home.
- Taele was already under investigation for a separate robbery case, and is currently held without bail while prosecutors consider charges; no credible public threat has been identified.
- Trump’s visit is part of a campaign tour through California and Nevada ahead of the November midterm elections.
