Man arrested at Trump LA golf course before visit

A man was arrested at President Donald Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course over the weekend after federal agents reported him taking photographs and appearing to monitor security preparations ahead of the president's scheduled visit, authorities announced on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.

Jeanine John Taele, 38, of Downey, was detained by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies at the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 2. Plainclothes federal agents had observed him walking the grounds and taking photos and videos. During the detention, deputies found a 16-round magazine loaded with hollow-point ammunition in Taele's pants pocket. A search of his vehicle, parked on the golf course property, uncovered a loaded pistol with a round chambered and an additional loaded magazine containing hollow-point ammunition.

Taele was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm and possessing prohibited armor-piercing ammunition. Deputies also determined he was under investigation for robbery by the El Segundo Police Department.

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