Posted on 08/05/2020 4:59:55 PM PDT by rxsid
BREAKING: 3 ‘Teens’ Armed With an AK-47 Jump Fence at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Property
Trespassers later claimed they "found" the AK-47 and did not know Mar-a-Lago belonged to Trump
Police in Palm beach, Florida confirmed Wednesday that three “teens” were taken into custody after scaling the fence surrounding President Donald Trump’s property at the Mar-a-Lago Club around mignight on Friday July 31.
Local NBC affiliate WPTV reports that police confirmed the “teens” were seen loitering in a silver Hyundai automobile “parked in the 300 block of Middle Road.”
When police approached the vehicle, the occupants took off and fled.
The criminals, armed with a Mini Draco 7.62 caliber AK-47, led authorities on a pursuit that eventually found its way to the borders of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property, which is currently closed for the summer.
The youths then promptly scared the fencing around the club, leaving the AK-47 in a backpack on top of a seawall, where it was later found by Mar-a-Lago employees.
The trespassers were unable to evade detection for long within the property, and were apprehended without being allowed to put up any resistance.
Police have charged the interlopers with resisting arrest, armed trespassing, and armed burglary. It is unknown if weapons charges related to the AK-47 will be pursued by local authorities.
One of the teens reportedly told police that the trio had “found” the semi-automatic rifle when asked why it was in their possession. The group also claimed they had no idea that they had trespassed on property belonging to Donald Trump.
A police spokesperson said the trespassers were “lucky” that the President was not residing in Mar-a-Lago at the time of the intrusion, as they may have been shot down by police or the Secret Service if he was.
President Trump has been the target of innumerable death threats since his inauguration in 2017, and police and Secret Service have thwarted the efforts of multiple individuals to enter his properties or campaign rallies armed with deadly weapons.
The “fencing”. There was a fencing class, and they got scared by these three youths.
For some criminal types, the lie comes out of their mouths instantly and with little thought. And they can be quite convincing. They know that if they can create a seed of doubt, they may get you to believe them instead of your lying eyes.
It’s one reason why cops tend to become cynical.
It’s in the dictionary so the spell checker didn’t catch it. Must be correct.
Not on the media story
On the ‘story’ the ak47 thuggies tried to sell
The fence said “hands up, don’t shoot”.
“Teens”.
What, black “teens” at the age of “18 teen”?
“One of the teens reportedly told police that the trio had “found” the semi-automatic rifle when asked why it was in their possession. “
Why don’t I ever find neat stuff like AK style rifles?
P.S. “found” is a euphemism for “we stole it”.
Darn “teens”
Exactly. That, or bags of unmarked Benjamin’s?
Scared is a word - and spell check wouldn’t catch it. Journalists today don’t think they have to actually proof read their copy - that’s what the software is supposed to do.
Check the cartridges in the magazine for fingerprints.
Seems like lots of people accidentally wind up a Mar-A-Largo.
I guess if it's the only thing you can hustle...I mean, "find"...you roll with it.
Misleading headline made it sound like they were trying to sneak onto the property.
And do you really think there are no Secret Service at the resort?
Unless they were from out of town, there’s no way they didn’t know the property belonged to POTUS
Do you break into other people’s houses? If not your chances of finding stuff goes way down.
Teens = muslims?
It’s millennial proof-reading. If it passed spell check it’s good to go.
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