A 42 -year -old armed man who acts as a coercive officer was arrested by a secret service at the State Farm Stadium stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the day before Sunday’s conservative icon Charlie Kirk.
It is expected that US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance will participate in the memorial service for the founder of Trening Point USA. The event is level 1 assessment (SEAR) of special events (SEAR), which allows US administration to assign wide safety resources.
Here’s what happened:
According to The Washington Post, who quoted an official in criminal proceedings, the arrested man was identified as Joshua Runkles.
When he was detained, he carried a knife, a weapon and expired, the message said, the report said.
Runkles reportedly told the Agents of the Secret Service that he was there to provide private security, and then gave them “inactive login”.
However, Tpusa spokesman said Runkles was hired for the “preliminary security” by a well -known guest who plans to participate in a commemorative service.
Who is Joshua Runkles?
There is not much known about Joshua Runkles. But according to Fox News Digital report, Runkles is a former deputy Sheriff of Idaho.
The intelligence output quoted the secret service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi that he said he had entered the stadium before any “safe circuit” was established.
“The individual was addressed Secret Service and stated during the meeting that he was a member of the coercive bodies and that he was armed. The individual is not a member of the legitimate coercive body and is currently in custody,” Guglielmi New York Post.
Joshua Runkles was taken into custody by the Arizona Ministry of Public Security, where he was reserved for the accusation of issuing the subject of the coercive officer who is a crime in Arizona, carried a weapon to a banned place and an offense.
The state security state spokesman said the post that Runkles is now on Bond, but the probe is going to determine why he was at the stadium.
But according to TPus spokesman Andrew Kolveet, Joshua Runkles “attempted anything dangerous” and was just doing “preliminary security for well -known guests who planned to participate in a commemorative service”.
“We do not believe that this person has attempted nothing shameful; however, progress has not been made in proper coordination with the TPus security team or the US secret service,” he said in post X.
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