Briton accused of trying to shoot Donald Trump 'to admit lesser charges'

Michael Sandford’s mother reportedly says the 20-year-old
from Surrey has signed plea agreement over incident at
US rally

Press Association
Monday 12 September 2016 19.18 BST

A 20-year-old 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, his mother has said.

Michael Sandford, from Dorking, Surrey, is due to stand trial later this month over an incident at a rally on 18 June in which he allegedly tried to grab a police officer’s gun to attack the Republican presidential candidate.

But his mother, Lynne Sandford, told ITV News London he has signed a plea agreement, and the family’s lawyer is hopeful the trial will be adjourned.

[font size=1]-snip-[/font]

According to ITV News London, Michael Sandford has agreed to plead guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting government business. He is expected to enter his plea on Tuesday before a US district judge.

[font size=1]-snip-[/font]