Local authorities apprehended an armed individual near Donald Trump’s rally in Coachella Valley yesterday. The local sheriff suggested it could have been a third possible attempt on the former president’s life.

The suspect, identified as Vem Miller, a 49-year-old from Las Vegas, was found at a checkpoint approximately a quarter-mile from the rally. According to the Riverside County sheriff’s office, Miller was carrying fake VIP and press passes, along with unregistered weapons, including a loaded shotgun, handgun, and a high-capacity magazine.

Law enforcement sources told The Post that Miller didn’t have proper identification when stopped at the checkpoint. During a search of his vehicle, authorities uncovered the weapons, leading to his detention.

“We probably stopped another assassination attempt,” said Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise.

However, other law enforcement officials informed The Post that the FBI does not believe this was an assassination plot, and that Trump’s life was not in immediate danger.

Miller, who is a registered Republican with suspected far-right views, was arrested for possession of a loaded firearm and a high-capacity magazine.

He was later released after posting $5,000 bail, according to police records.

This incident follows a summer of heightened security concerns, with two previous near-misses involving gunmen targeting the former president.

In July, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump was grazed by a bullet that came dangerously close to being fatal, while a bystander was killed and two others were injured. Crooks was fatally shot by Secret Service snipers shortly after he fired.

Then, just over two months later, a man armed with an assault rifle was caught hiding in the bushes at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course, just 300 yards away from where Trump was playing.

The suspect, Ryan Routh, was noticed when a Secret Service agent on patrol saw the barrel of the gun sticking out from the bushes. Agents opened fire, but Routh managed to escape, only to be caught later while fleeing on the highway.

Federal prosecutors revealed that Routh had been hiding in the bushes for around 12 hours, waiting for an opportunity to target Trump.

{Matzav.com}