The man the American media now identifies as a 58-year-old from North Carolina is suspected of having tried to attack presidential candidate Donald Trump. A Secret Service agent spotted a rifle and fired shots at the man. He then fled the scene. The incident happened on a golf course in Florida where Trump was staying. Trump said shortly after the incident that he was unharmed, and thanked the Secret Service for their efforts to stop the man. Police found a rifle and two backpacks at the scene. Photo: AP Living in Hawaii The man who was arrested for the possible assassination is, according to several American media, 58 years old and living in Hawaii. According to The Telegraph, he settled in Hawaii in 2018. He comes from North Carolina. Pictures of the man in American media show a thin, white man with light hair and stubble. In one of the pictures, it may look as if the hair is partially dyed blue. The man is often dressed in clothing with the American flag on it, the photos show. A former neighbor of the last 20 years told Reuters that she had not seen the suspect for some time. She says that he kept large amounts of stolen property at the address several years ago, and that the police came and confiscated it. – I think there is a lot of illegal stuff going on over there. He wanted to use my electricity and paid with cash. – But he was fair to me. We had a few arguments and such, but he got on with his day and I got on with mine. According to the neighbour, both the man, the daughter and the son owned several weapons. The police are investigating the golf club where the possible assassination took place. Photo: Marco Bello / Reuters Alleged to have been arrested without drama The man is said to have fled in an SUV after being discovered by the Secret Service on the golf course. A witness is said to have seen the man come running out of the bushes, and took a picture of him as he got into the car. This allowed the police to know which car they were looking for. According to WPTB, he must have remained calm during the arrest. He showed no emotion and did not question the arrest. – It seems like a person who has done this before. Not necessarily this criminal act, but he is someone who has had several interactions with the police, says Sheriff William Snyder to CNN. A witness to the arrest calls the incident “insane” to CNN. – We saw several police cars speeding up behind us, and a black Nissan speeding up and driving in and out of traffic. We saw a helicopter in the air and even more police patrols. Then the whole road was stopped, says Daniel Rodriguez to the channel. The 58-year-old suspect is said to have been arrested here. Photo: Martin County Sheriff’s Office / Reuters Has a criminal record The suspect was arrested with a fully automatic weapon in 2002, according to local newspaper Greensboro News & Record. The man had been stopped in a traffic control but ran away, and later barricaded himself inside a shop for hours. According to The Telegraph, the man has been arrested by the police several times before. Has donated to the Democrats According to AP, the man has donated several small amounts to the organization ActBlue, which supports Democratic candidates. In addition, he is said to have expressed support for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in several recent posts on social media. At the same time, he wrote in 2020 that Trump could win the election by issuing a presidential order asking the US Department of Justice to prosecute police officers who did not follow the law. Police and security services are investigating what is supposed to be the 58-year-old suspect’s home. Photo: Jonathan Drake / Reuters Ukraine activist The 58-year-old was interviewed by Semafor, among other things, about getting foreign soldiers to Ukraine in March 2023. He has spoken about the same to the New York Times. He had worked for months helping foreign soldiers get visas and permission to fight for Ukrainian authorities in the war against Russia, according to the newspaper. In particular, he recruited Afghan soldiers fleeing the Taliban. During the interview, he expressed his frustration with the Ukrainian authorities to the newspaper. The man is said to have also tweeted President Volodymyr Zelenskyj. – I am willing to fly to Krakow and go to the border with Ukraine and volunteer and fight and die, he wrote in a post on X shortly after Russia’s invasion, according to the New York Times. Whether the man actually recruited Afghan soldiers and got them enlisted in the Ukrainian defense is currently unclear. Described as a loving father In a statement to CNN, the man’s son described the man as a loving father. – I don’t know what has happened in Florida, and hope things have just been blown out of proportion. What I have doesn’t sound like the man I know who would do anything rash, at least not violently, says the son. Published 16.09.2024, at 06.29 Updated 16.09.2024, at 06.45
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