“Suspicious Individual” With Gun In Car Arrested At Trump’s L.A. Golf Club Ahead Of Presidential Visit

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s investigators today announced the weekend arrest of a man who was allegedly taking photos and videos at President Donald Trump‘s Rancho Palos Verdes golf club and “appearing to monitor security-planning activities.” Trump is scheduled to speak at a Republican National Committee fundraiser at the club tonight.

During the Saturday arrest, Jeanine John Taele, 38, of Downey, was also found to be carrying hollow-point ammunition in his pocket and a loaded weapon in his vehicle, which was parked at the Trump National Golf Club, according to the sheriff’s department. A subsequent search of his home found additional weapons, body armor, high-capacity ammunition magazines and “multiple notebooks containing concerning statements,” according to officials.

No details about those statements were released.

There have been multiple similar incidents involving the president in the past few years, including what the FBI termed “an attempted assassination” at his West Palm Beach golf course in 2024. That came after an assassination attempt in Butler, PA in July of that same year.

City News Service contributed to this report.