2016 Donald Trump Las Vegas rally incident

2016 Donald Trump Las Vegas rally incident
2016 Donald Trump Las Vegas rally incident
Part of the protests against Donald Trump
	Donald Trump addressing rally attendees in Enterprise, Nevada, in February 2016
Location	Mystère Theatre, Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, United States
Coordinates	36°07′29″N 115°10′19″W / 36.12472°N 115.17194°W
Date	June 18, 2016 ; 11:35 am (Pacific)
Target	Donald Trump
Deaths	0
Injured	0
Perpetrator	Michael Steven Sandford
Motive	Stop Donald Trump from becoming president
Convictions	Disorderly conduct; Unlawful possession of a firearm;
Criminal penalty	12 months and one day imprisonment (released and deported after 11 months)

On June 18, 2016, at a rally for Donald Trump's 2016 United States presidential campaign in Paradise, Nevada, Michael Steven Sandford attempted to grab the service pistol of a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer providing security for the event.^[2] Having failed to do so and having been arrested, Sandford claimed that he had wished to kill Trump to prevent him from becoming president.^[3]

Sandford was charged with disorderly conduct and with being an "illegal alien in possession of a firearm" for having previously rented a pistol at a shooting range. On September 13, 2016, he pleaded guilty to both charges.^[3] Sandford was sentenced to 12 months and one day imprisonment,^[2]^[4] and was released and deported to the United Kingdom after 11 months in custody.^[5]

Sandford, a British citizen, had a history of mental disorders, and the incident prompted criticism of mental health care in the United Kingdom.^[6] While the incident did not receive sustained media coverage in the United States,^[7] it was the subject of a documentary commissioned by the BBC in February 2017.^[6]^[8]

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[iPlayer-8] "The Brit Who Tried to Kill Trump". BBC iPlayer Streaming Service.

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