--- description: Michael Steven Sandford is facing two years in U.S. prison and deportation for an attempt on Trump's life at a June campaign rally. title: British Man Who Tried to Shoot Donald Trump Pleads Guilty image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14dc2a509b54e61d/6988a5e7524fc03656df9788/michael-steven-sandford.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # British Man Who Tried to Shoot Donald Trump Pleads Guilty by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 14, 2016 12:36 PM CUT  Police remove Michael Sandford as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Treasure Island hotel and casino in Las Vegas on June 18, 2016. Police remove Michael Sandford as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Treasure Island hotel and casino in Las Vegas on June 18, 2016.John Locher—AP by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 14, 2016 12:36 PM CUT A British man [plead guilty](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/british-man-pleads-guilty-in-donald-trump-attempted-attack-case/ "undefined") Tuesday after attempting to grab a gun from a police officer and shoot Donald Trump at a June campaign rally in Las Vegas. Michael Steven Sandford, 20, is facing federal charges of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function, which could get him about two years in U.S. prison and deported, according to _CBS News_. “I tried to take a gun from a policeman to shoot someone with, and I’m pleading guilty,” Sandford said in court. At the event he [asked a police officer if he could get an autograph](http://time.com/4375644/donald-trump-rally-man-arrested-kill/ "undefined") of Trump and then reached both of his hands for the officer’s weapon, _CBS_ reports. Sanford told a federal agent that he drove from California to Las Vegas with intentions to kill Trump and that he practiced at a gun range with a 9mm pistol the day before the attempt. With the plea deal, Sandford will not be able to file an appeal. \[[_CBS_](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/british-man-pleads-guilty-in-donald-trump-attempted-attack-case/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4492765/british-attempted-trump-shooter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4492765/british-attempted-trump-shooter/"},"headline":"British Man Who Tried to Shoot Donald Trump Pleads Guilty","datePublished":"2016-09-14T12:36:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:34:58.449Z","description":"Michael Steven Sandford is facing two years in U.S. prison and deportation","url":"https://time.com/4492765/british-attempted-trump-shooter/","keywords":["2016 Election topic","Crime","Donald Trump","Nevada"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14dc2a509b54e61d/6988a5e7524fc03656df9788/michael-steven-sandford.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14dc2a509b54e61d/6988a5e7524fc03656df9788/michael-steven-sandford.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Michael Sandford","caption":"FILE - In this June 18, 2016, photo, police remove Michael Sandford as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Treasure Island hotel and casino in Las Vegas. The mother of Standford who is accused of attempting to shoot Donald Trump","creditText":"John Locher—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4492765/british-attempted-trump-shooter/","name":"British Man Who Tried to Shoot Donald Trump Pleads Guilty"}}]}] ```