The Las Vegas man who was arrested with weapons outside a Trump rally in Southern California is suing for alleged defamation following claims from the local sheriff that his deputies thwarted a third assassination attempt against the former president.

A Las Vegas man who was arrested outside Donald Trump's rally in the Southern California desert on Saturday with a loaded weapon in his vehicle is vehemently denying claims by the local sheriff that he intended to assassinate the former president.

Miller was arrested when he presented what Bianco said was a fake VIP pass at an interior checkpoint a couple of hours before the rally was scheduled to begin. He was cited on suspicion of illegally carrying a loaded firearm and possessing a large-capacity magazine and then released.