Former Marine's Trump golf course case suspended over mental fitness

A California judge on Wednesday suspended criminal proceedings against a former U.S. Marine arrested at President Donald Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course, sending the case to a mental health court after determining the defendant was not fit to stand trial. Jeanine John Taele, 38, will remain in jail until a hearing on September 9 at the Hollywood Mental Health Court.

The case stems from Taele's arrest earlier this month at Trump National Golf Course Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, where President Trump was scheduled to attend a Republican National Committee dinner. According to authorities, Taele was seen on the golf course grounds on August 2, wearing an earpiece and taking photographs and videos. Federal agents had first spotted him on July 31 during a security sweep, and he returned on August 2, when golf course staff notified authorities.

A search of Taele's pickup truck in the parking lot revealed a loaded 9mm pistol, binoculars, and a badge reading "security protection agent," according to the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles. Deputies also found a 16-round magazine containing hollow-point ammunition in his pants pocket. Investigators later searched his...