Arrested Briton Desired  to Shoot Donald Trump in US Election

A Briton attending the rally of Donald Trump Presidential campaign in Las Vegas tried to grab a police officer’s gun said he desired to shoot the US candidate, court papers revealed.

He is charged with an act of violence “on restricted grounds”.

Michael Steven Sandford, 20, did not enter a plea when he appeared before a judge in Nevada and was remanded in custody until a hearing on 5 July.

He said he had been planning to try and shoot Mr Trump for about a year but had decided to act now because he finally felt confident enough to do so, court papers say.

A federal judge found Mr Sandford, who reportedly appeared in court in shackles, to be a danger and risk of non-appearance, and he was ordered detained pending his preliminary hearing.

When asked about the arrest of Michael Sandford, a Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are providing assistance following an arrest of a British national in Las Vegas.”