Brit who 'tried to shoot Trump' in court
AAP on September 13, 2016, 8:49 pm
A British man accused of attempting to shoot Donald Trump at a Las Vegas casino will plead guilty to lesser charges when he appears in court.
Michael Sandford, of Dorking, Surrey, is due to stand trial over an incident at a rally on June 18 in which he allegedly tried to grab a policeman's gun to attack the Republican presidential candidate.
But his mother, Lynne Sandford, says he's signed a plea agreement.
"I was very relieved that he signed it," Ms Sandford told ITV News London.
Ms Sandford has previously said her 20-year-old son is extremely vulnerable and suffers from various mental health issues including autism, anxiety, depression and anorexia, and would not have foreseen the consequences of his actions.
He has agreed to plead guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting government business when he appears in court later on Tuesday.
Under US law, a person in the country illegally is referred to as an alien.
