Las Vegas man found with loaded firearm, high-capacity magazine, near Trump rally in Coachella Valley

A 49-year-old Las Vegas man was arrested Saturday, Oct. 12 near former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Coachella Valley after deputies found a loaded firearm in his car.

Around 5 p.m., deputies assigned to Trump’s rally “made contact” with the driver, Vem Miller, in a black SUV at a checkpoint on the intersection of Avenue 52 and Celebration Drive. Miller was later found to be in illegal possession of a shotgun, loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.