Martin County Sheriff William D. Snyder said his department’s deputies arrested a suspect in a shooting the FBI described as a likely attempted assassination against former President Donald Trump on Sunday in Palm Beach County.
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Snyder said Martin County deputies responded to a be on the lookout alert, or BOLO, for a black Nissan sports utility vehicle during the search for the suspect who was targeting Trump with a rifle at the Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach.
“There was a lone driver in the vehicle. That driver is now in custody,” Snyder said adding he was “relatively calm” and “not displaying a lot of emotions.”
Snyder said Florida Highway Patrol troopers closed Interstate 95 northbound and there was a crash involving civilians because of the suspect’s traffic stop. Snyder also said Martin County deputies worked with the U.S. Secret Service, the FBI, Florida Highway Patrol, and the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office.
“The FBI will take that car, we will transport it for them back to Palm Beach,” Snyder said.
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Local 10 News partner in Palm Beach County WPTV contributed to this report.