A man tried to get through a security checkpoint at the former president’s rally with a shotgun and a handgun with a high-capacity magazine.

A man was arrested outside of a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump in Southern California, and multiple guns were illegally in his possession, according to authorities. The arrest took place at a checkpoint at the intersection of Avenue 52 and Celebration Drive in Coachella at 4:59 p.

Vem Miller, 49, of Las Vegas, told authorities he was a journalist with access to the VIP area of Trump's Coachella rally. An investigation revealed he was driving in an unregistered vehicle with a "homemade" license plate and was armed with several firearms and boxes of ammunition.