Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct at Trump Doral Security Checkpoint

An unidentified man was arrested by the Secret Service at a security checkpoint at Trump Doral National Golf Club in Florida after he set off magnetometers at an entry screening area, caused a chaotic scene, defied orders, and got physical with a Secret Service agent.

, according to the Secret Service and the Doral Police Department. The security checkpoint was manned by federal agents and law enforcement officers.

President Trump was not on site at Trump Doral National Golf Club when the incident unfolded. The man was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting without violence, and he is being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami, police said.

“The situation did not impact the established security posture for any upcoming visits to Trump Doral National Golf Club by Secret Service protectees,” Michael Townsend, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Secret Service Miami, said.

The arrest occurred one week after gunfire erupted at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend. Cole Allen charged through a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton while armed with a shotgun, knives, and other weapons during the event.

Cole Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from California, is charged with attempting to assassinate the president, transporting weapons across state lines with intent to commit a felony, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.

If convicted, Cole Allen faces up to life in prison. Court papers do not explicitly accuse the suspect of shooting the officer at the Trump press dinner.