DORAL, Fla. (CBS12) — The Secret Service arrested a man at Trump National Doral on Saturday after he allegedly caused a disturbance.
The incident unfolded around 4:15 p.m. at a security screening area staffed by the Secret Service and local police. A man “became disruptive and failed to comply with lawful orders” before making “physical contact” with an agent, according to a statement obtained by NewsNation from Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Townsend of the Secret Service’s Miami field office.
A conservative commentator obtained footage of the arrest and circulated it on social media, originally saying that it was unknown why he was detained:
The president was not at the golf resort at the time of the incident, though he arrived earlier Saturday morning and was seen on-site with family ahead of the PGA Tour event.
“At no point did this situation impact the established security posture for any upcoming visits to Trump Doral National Golf Club by Secret Service protectees,” Townsend told NewsNation.
The unidentified suspect was handed over to the Doral Police Department, who later booked him into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami for counts of disorderly conduct and resisting without violence.
The situation comes just a week after 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen allegedly fired shots at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, raising questions about security at President Trump-related events.
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