AdvertisementThe Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed the arrest in a statement Tuesday. President Donald Trump was in the air aboard Air Force One, en route to California, when word of the arrest broke. According to the sheriff's department, Taele photographed and filmed the property while appearing to monitor what officials called "security-planning activities." In July 2024, Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at Trump in Butler, Pa., grazing his ear before Secret Service snipers took him out. The sheriff's department is trying to strike a careful balance between reassurance and warning.