LAS VEGAS
The man facing charges for attempting to grab a police officer's gun, so he could allegedly shoot presidential candidate Donald Trump is in the United States illegally.
He had overstayed his visa from the United Kingdom.
That information came during his arraignment in U.S. District Court Monday afternoon.
Michael Sandford, 20, is charged with an act of violence on restricted grounds. He was arrested Saturday during Trump's campaign rally in Las Vegas. Police said he grabbed the handle of an officer's gun in an attempt to remove it.
According to the complaint, Sandford told police he drove from California to Las Vegas to kill Trump.
During the arraignment, information surfaced that Sandford is unemployed, was living in his car, and that he has Asperger syndrome, a form of autism. His mother was reportedly sending him money and told prosecutors he is a flight risk if he makes bail.
The prosecutor in the case told the judge Sandford has not been diagnosed with a mental illness, but has attempted suicide in the past. He has also been treated for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and anorexia.
He does not have a criminal record. His court-appointed attorney told the judge Sandford has an expired passport, preventing him from leaving the country. The public defender requested her client be released to a halfway house.
The judge, however, ordered him to remain in custody, pointing to the allegations in a five-page federal complaint that details Sandford's alleged plan to "shoot and kill" Trump.
The report says Sandford acknowledged, "He would be killed by law enforcement during his attempt on Trump's life."
He also told investigators he visited the Battlefield Vegas gun range the day before the rally, where he "fired 20 rounds," according to the complaint. Battlefield Vegas declined to comment for this story.
Sandford's next court date is a preliminary hearing set for July 5.
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