Decorated Marine Veteran Detained Over Security Plot at Trump Golf Club

A decorated Marine veteran, Jeanine John Taele, 38, of Downey, was arrested at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes after investigators found surveillance notebooks, an illegally modified AR-style rifle, and other gear. He allegedly claimed to work for the State Department and to be conducting a security detail, having previously photographed Secret Service during a visit. Taele faces federal charges for possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle and additional state firearms counts, with federal investigators examining potential extremist ties as part of an ongoing probe.