Man arrested with guns near Trump rally, calls for police officer to be fired

A man arrested for excessive gun possession ahead of former President Donald Trump’s recent rally in California has sued local law enforcement for defamation and called for the immediate firing of at least one officer.

Vem Miller, 49, was arrested Saturday after guns were found in his car outside a Trump rally in the Coachella Valley. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco later said that the arrest “likely prevented another assassination attempt on the former president.”

Miller, a registered Republican from Nevada who describes himself as a staunch Trump supporter, sued Bianco in federal court on Tuesday for defamation and called for the firing of an official referred to as “Deputy Coronado.” The desert sun.

Coronado is reportedly accused of conducting “an unlawful and unconstitutional search” after Miller told authorities at a checkpoint near the rally on Saturday that the vehicle contained weapons. Miller says he never intended to harm Trump or use the weapons at the rally.

“The evidence will establish that the officers were trained to act exactly as they did and therefore were trained to do exactly the wrong thing,” the lawsuit says.

“If officers had been properly trained in the basic principles of search and seizure and the safekeeping of private information, this incident would not have occurred,” it continued.

The lawsuit accuses Bianco of “making absurd allegations against Miller and holding press conferences to perpetuate his delusional and false narrative,” even though “both the U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation had informed him that they did not find Miller responsible.” considered a threat and declined an interview with him.”

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said Newsweek that they “acknowledge the lawsuit” and “take such matters seriously” but could not comment “on the details” due to the “pending” nature of the litigation.

“We are committed to transparency and will cooperate fully in the legal process,” they added. “Our priority remains the safety and well-being of the community we serve.”

Miller told CBS News earlier this week that he believed his “life was in danger” because of Bianco’s claims that he planned to assassinate Trump. He also explained his commitment to the ex-president, saying that he had previously had many opportunities to “reach out and touch” Trump.

“I’ve been to over 20 events with Trump, including private ones, where I was able to literally reach out and touch the president’s hand,” Miller said. “I’ve had conversations with Trump’s sons.”

Miller, who was released on $5,000 bail Saturday, is part of the right-wing “Sovereign Citizen” movement and said he took the guns to the Coachella rally for his protection and forgot about California’s gun laws.

Mindy Robinson, host of the Conspiracy truth Podcast and friend and business partner of Miller, previously told Newsweek that she believes police acted “hysterically” in arresting Miller.

“The fact that he’s out on $5,000 bail proves that they know he’s not a threat,” Robinson said. “They’re just mad that they’re about to get in a lot of trouble for running away in hysterics like they did.”

“Apparently authorities didn’t spend any time searching his social media or they would have discovered that he was both a Trump supporter and an investigator doing a lot of work against government corruption,” she added.