Secret Service Detains Former Cop Entering Trump Tower With Gun

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A man with a gun was stopped from entering Trump Tower late Tuesday night, according to authorities.

A Secret Service official said they stopped the man at Trump Tower just after 10 p.m. on Tuesday as Donald Trump's motorcade was approaching the building.

According to the Secret Service, the man walked through a secured area on the sidewalk and was taken into custody when he refused to listen to Secret Service agents. After a search, agents found a concealed handgun, however they say the man was a former police officer and had a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

Officials say the man never showed any intention to harm Trump, who "entered the building without incident." The suspect will be charged in federal court with Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers or Employees on Wednesday afternoon.

Trump, who lives in the 58-story building at 725 Fifth Ave, was on the campaign trail Tuesday. He spoke in Ashburn, Virginia Tuesday afternoon, where he kicked a baby out of his rally, and was scheduled to speak in Daytona Beach, Florida Wednesday afternoon and Jacksonville, Florida on Wednesday night.

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