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class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>A man carrying a loaded handgun and hollow-point ammunition has been arrested at Donald Trump\u2019s Los Angeles-area golf club, days before a scheduled visit by the US president, local authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The man, arrested on Sunday at the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, was identified by the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department as 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele. The department said he had been seen photographing and filming the grounds while appearing to monitor security preparations ahead of Trump\u2019s scheduled appearance at a Republican Party fundraising dinner on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/4\/us-revokes-visa-of-brazilian-ambassador-amid-deepening-diplomatic-spat\">US revokes visa of Brazilian ambassador amid deepening diplomatic spat<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/4\/russia-strikes-ukrainian-capital-kyiv-with-ballistic-missiles\">One killed, 12 injured in Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/4\/sri-lanka-shuts-schools-as-floods-and-mudslides-kill-7\">Sri Lanka shuts schools as floods and mudslides kill 7<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Deputies said they found a 16-round magazine loaded with ammunition in his pocket, and later recovered a loaded pistol with a round chambered, along with a second loaded magazine, from his vehicle in the golf course car park.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said Taele had already been under investigation by the El Segundo Police Department over a separate robbery case.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, detectives working with the FBI\u2019s Joint Terrorism Task Force searched Taele\u2019s Downey home, where they said they recovered an illegally modified rifle, a second pistol, body armour, high-capacity magazines, bulk ammunition and other radio signal devices and notebooks containing what officials described only as \u201cconcerning statements\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The sheriff\u2019s department said it had not identified any credible threat to the public and that Taele is being held without bail while prosecutors weigh charges.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s visit is part of a broader campaign swing through California and Nevada ahead of the November midterm elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Members of the US Secret Service watch before Marine One with President Donald Trump on board lands near Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California [Mark Schiefelbein\/AP] By Al Jazeera Staff and AP Published [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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