2016 Donald Trump Las Vegas rally incident

2016 Donald Trump Las Vegas rally incident
Part of security incidents involving Donald Trump
Donald Trump addressing rally attendees in Enterprise, Nevada, in February 2016
Location	Mystère Theatre, Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, United States[1]
Coordinates	36°07′29″N 115°10′19″W / 36.12472°N 115.17194°W / 36.12472; -115.17194
Date	June 18, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-18)[1] 11:35 am[1] (Pacific)
Target	Donald Trump
Deaths	0
Injured	0
Perpetrator	Michael Steven Sandford
Motive	Stop Donald Trump from becoming president
Convictions	Disorderly conduct Unlawful possession of a firearm
Criminal penalty	12 months and one day imprisonment (released and deported after 11 months)

On June 18, 2016, at a rally for Donald Trump's 2016 United States presidential campaign in Paradise, Nevada, Michael Steven Sandford, a 20-year-old British citizen, attempted to grab a gun from a police officer providing security for the event.^[1][2] He was arrested and claimed that he had wished to kill Trump to stop him from being elected U.S. president.^[3]

Sandford was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day of imprisonment, and was released and deported to the United Kingdom after 11 months in custody.^[4]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Miller, Michael E. (June 21, 2016). "British man accused of trying to kill Donald Trump acted 'weird' and 'nervous' before rally". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
2. ↑ "British national Michael Sandford charged over attempt to kill Donald Trump at Las Vegas rally". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. June 20, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
3. ↑ Mendick, Robert; Sawer, Patrick (June 22, 2016). "Briton accused of trying to kill Donald Trump was a Robot Wars obsessive". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
4. ↑ "The Brit Who Tried to Kill Trump". BBC iPlayer Streaming Service.