Man arrested near SoCal Trump rally sues sheriff for defamation over assassination attempt claims

COACHELLA, Calif. (KABC) — The Las Vegas man who was arrested with weapons outside a Trump rally in Southern California is suing for alleged defamation following claims from the local sheriff that his deputies thwarted a third assassination attempt against the former president.

After the arrest, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said in a press conference and media interviews that deputies who prevented Vem Miller from entering the event in Coachella over the weekend “probably” stopped a “third assassination attempt.”

Miller denies those claims. The 49-year-old, who is believed to be associated with a “Sovereign Citizens” group, has since been released on bail.

The lawsuit argues that Bianco fabricated the allegations in order to “create a narrative so as to be viewed as a ‘heroic’ Sheriff who saved Presidential candidate Trump from a third assassination attempt.”

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