On Monday, the anti-Trump man who appeared in court said he even went to Battlefield Vegas shooting range on Friday to learn how to shoot. He said he fired 20 rounds from a 9mm Glock pistol to learn how to use it.
Police detectives on Friday visited the range and spoke with an employee who confirmed that he provided Sandford shooting lessons.
The 20-year-old who was carrying a UK driver’s licence, was arrested at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino after going for a metro police officer’s gun. He told a special agent that he was in the U.S. for about a year and a half and lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, then drove to the San Bernardino, California area in his car before coming to Las Vegas on June 16th.
Authorities said on Saturday Sandford went to a Trump rally at the Treasure Island Casino and approached a Las Vegas police officer to say he wanted an autograph from Trump. Report say Sandford grabbed the handle of an officer’s gun in an attempt to remove it, but ran out of luck as the police hot hold of him first before he could wreck havoc.
Sandford told officers he had been planning the assassination for about a year and was convinced he would die in the attempt. He said he also reserved a ticket for a Trump rally in Phoenix, scheduled for later in the day, as a backup.
Sandford was charged with an act of violence on restricted grounds.
