British man could get two years in jail after pleading guilty to trying to grab a police officer's gun and shoot Donald Trump - Michael Steven Sandford, 20, grabbed officer's gun at Trump rally in June
- Sandford then told officers he planned to kill him and would later try again
- Admitted being illegal alien with a firearm and disrupting public function
- Will get up to 27 months, but could have got 20 years if convicted at trial
By James Dunn For Mailonline
Published: 07:19 +10:00, 14 September 2016 | Updated: 16:33 +10:00, 14 September 2016
The British man who grabbed a police officer's gun at a Donald Trump rally has pleaded guilty to federal charges that could see him jailed for two years in the US.
Michael Steven Sandford pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function, which could have carried a 20-year sentence if he was convicted at trial.
'I tried to take a gun from a policeman to shoot someone with, and I'm pleading guilty,' Sandford told the judge at the US District Court in Las Vegas.
Sandford, 20, was arrested on June 18 after grabbing for the gun in a 1.500-seat venue at Treasure Island hotel-casino, Las Vegas. He did not get the gun, and no shots were fired before he was arrested.
Sanford entered his pleas after his mother, Lynne Sandford, and a lawyer arrived from London and met with him in custody last week.
Sentencing guidelines call for 18 to 27 months in prison for the offenses, after credit for time served, accepting responsibility for the crime and avoiding trial, which had been set to start October 3. Under the plea deal, Sandford won't be able to appeal.
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