2016 Donald Trump Las Vegas rally incident | |
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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[1] |
Coordinates | 36°07′29″N 115°10′19″W / 36.12472°N 115.17194°W |
Date | June 18, 2016[1] 11:35 am[1] (Pacific) |
Target | Donald Trump |
Deaths | 0 |
Injured | 0 |
Perpetrator | Michael Steven Sandford |
Motive | Stop Donald Trump from becoming president |
Convictions | |
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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