Armed man arrested at Trump's golf course in Los Angeles two days before president's visit

An armed man was arrested at US President Donald Trump's golf course in Los Angeles two days before his visit. The suspect, 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele from Downey, California, was arrested on Sunday afternoon at the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Taele was taking photos and videos and appeared to be monitoring security preparations.

During his detention, deputies found a 16-round magazine with hollow-point ammunition in his pocket. A loaded pistol was recovered from his car, along with an additional loaded magazine containing hollow-point ammunition, as reported by Channel News Asia and Free Malaysia Today. Investigators also searched Taele's home, where they found an assault-style rifle, a pistol, a bulletproof vest, high-capacity magazines, ammunition, and two radios, as well as multiple notebooks with "concerning statements", according to Le Monde English and Free Malaysia Today.

Taele was charged with several felonies, including second-degree robbery, receiving a large-capacity magazine, and possession of a short-barrelled rifle or shotgun. He was also charged with carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle, a misdemeanour. Trump arrived by helicopter at the golf club on Tuesday evening to attend a fundraising dinner hosted by the Republican National Committee.

Brief written by urgent.news from Le Monde English, South China Morning Post, Channel News Asia, Free Malaysia Today, BBC World — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.