An armed man was arrested on Sunday after federal agents said they observed him taking photographs and appearing to monitor security-planning activities throughout the Trump National Golf Club, days before the president was scheduled to visit the Southern California course.
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department announced the arrest on Tuesday, Aug. 4, the same day President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a Republican National Committee dinner hosted at the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Deputies were alerted of "a suspicious individual" at about 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 2 after plain clothes federal agents noticed a man taking photos and videos as he walked through the golf course grounds.
Sheriff's deputies from the Lomita Station
arrived on scene shortly after receiving the report and questioned the man, who was identified as 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele from Downey, according to police.
It was quickly determined that Taele was being investigated for robbery by the El Segundo Police Department, resulting in deputies detaining him and found a 16-round magazine in his pants pocket, according to police.
Deputies then searched his vehicle, which was located in the golf course's parking lot, and found a loaded pistol and an additional loaded magazine containing hollow point ammunition.
As a result, deputies arrested Taele and preliminarily charged him with carrying a concealed firearm and possession of armor-piercing ammunition.
On Aug. 3, detectives from the Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau executed a search warrant on Taele’s Downey residence and recovered two firearms, body armor, high-capacity magazines, a bulk of pistol and rifle ammunition and "multiple notebooks containing concerning statements," according to police.
The firearms were described as an "illegally modified AR platform rifle" and a "1911 .45 caliber pistol," according to police.
The case was handed over to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office on Aug. 4, which will determine whether it plans to charge Taele.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Armed suspect arrested at SoCal golf course days before Trump's visit
