


A man was arrested at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign event Thursday night in Los Angeles, California.
Kennedy shared the man's photo on X, formerly known as Twitter, with a caption that described him as carrying "shoulder holsters with loaded pistols and spare ammunition magazines," "a U.S. Marshal badge on a lanyard, and beltclip federal ID." While the Los Angeles Police Department has him in custody, his identity has not been revealed.
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I’m very grateful that alert and fast-acting protectors from Gavin de Becker and Associates (GDBA) spotted and detained an armed man who attempted to approach me at my Hispanic Heritage speech at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles tonight. The man, wearing two shoulder… pic.twitter.com/vvJc0Gtk4o
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) September 16, 2023
"I’m very grateful that alert and fast-acting protectors from Gavin de Becker and Associates (GDBA) spotted and detained an armed man who attempted to approach me at my Hispanic Heritage speech at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles tonight," Kennedy wrote. "Armed GDBA team members moved quickly to isolate and detain the man until LAPD arrived to make the arrest. I’m also grateful to LAPD for its rapid response."
The man remains at Wilshire Station under police custody. He is likely to "be booked on a gun charge," per the station's Watch Commander.
"I’m still entertaining a hope that President Biden will allow me Secret Service protection," Kennedy went on to write. "I am the first presidential candidate in history to whom the White House has denied a request for protection."
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Kennedy's father, Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated during his own presidential campaign in 1968. At the time, RFK Jr. was only 14 years old.
The Democratic presidential hopeful submitted a 67-page report to the Department of Homeland Security requesting a Secret Service detail but was rejected in July. The Secret Service is authorized to protect major presidential and vice presidential candidates and their spouses within 120 days of a general presidential election.