Pictured: Robot Wars-obsessed autistic British man, 20, accused of trying to kill Donald Trump whose parents say they told US authorities they were worried about him
Michael Steven Sandford, 20, arrested at Trump rally in Vegas on Saturday
Briton accused of attempt to grab a policeman’s gun and fire at Republican
His father Paul says his son had gone to US with American girlfriend
Sandford said he visited a gun range on Friday to learn how to shoot
He had been living illegally in the US for 18 months in car in New Jersey
Has a history of autism and obsessive compulsive disorder, court heard
Appeared in court yesterday and denied bail because he is a flight risk
By Martin Robinson, Uk Chief Reporter
DailyMail.com
21 June 2016
The father of a British man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump today revealed his ‘insular’ son had travelled to America to be with his girlfriend but had gone off the rails.
Michael Steven Sandford, who appeared in court on Monday, tried to grab a police officer’s gun and wanted to shoot the billionaire Republican presidential candidate on Saturday.
His father Paul Davey told MailOnline he has no idea why his son would attempt to shoot the billionaire presidential candidate and claimed someone must have put the vulnerable boy ‘up to it.’
He also claims that he and Steven’s mother Lynne told American authorities they were worried about Sandford but officials failed to act upon it.
He said: ‘He’s been refusing to come back and we were worried about him, we were in contact with the American Embassy telling them we were worried about him. The American authorities said “he’s over 18 we can’t do anything”.
Sandford loved Robot Wars as a teenager and even bought a machine that was successful in the show, but gave up the hobby because the noise and crowds made him anxious.
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