A California man arrested at President Donald Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course while posing as a security detail member has been charged with multiple felonies, including possession of a large-capacity magazine and an arsenal of illegal weapons found in his car and home.

Jeanine John Taele, 38, was arrested Sunday at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, two days before Trump was scheduled to visit for a Republican National Committee dinner. On Monday, Taele pleaded not guilty to all charges, with bail set at $250,000. He had already appeared in court on state weapons and second-degree robbery charges for an unrelated earlier incident.

According to a federal criminal complaint, Taele was first seen on the president's property on Friday, walking the course wearing an earpiece and taking photos and videos of federal agents conducting a security assessment. A search of his pickup truck in the club parking lot turned up a loaded 9mm pistol, binoculars, and a badge reading "security protection agent."

On Monday, law enforcement searched his home in Downey and found an unregistered short-barreled rifle, other firearms, magazines, ammunition, body armor, and notebooks with "concerning statements," federal authorities said. No details about the statements were released.

Taele is a former U.S. Marine corporal who served in Iraq in 2008 and Afghanistan in 2010, earning numerous commendations, including a good conduct award during his service from 2008 to 2016.

In brief remarks to Fox News on Tuesday, Trump said "only consequential presidents" are targeted, and that he is "definitely consequential," which brings him "a little solace."

Source: www.aljazeera.com