British mom wins US judge OK to see son held in Trump threat
LAS VEGAS – The mother of a British man accused of trying to grab a police officer’s gun to shoot Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump won approval from a judge to visit her son in federal custody in Las Vegas.
Lynne Sandford lives in Dorking, England, and she wasn’t in court Tuesday for a hearing at which Michael Steven Sandford’s defence attorney said her client is in a “delicate mental state.”
Sandford didn’t speak in court.
In court filings, deputy federal public defender Brenda Weksler says her client has been on suicide watch at a U.S. government detention centre about 50 miles west of Las Vegas.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach decided that a meeting might help resolve the case. A date wasn’t set for the meeting.
Sandford is due for trial Oct. 3.
News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Join the Conversation!
Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?
You must be logged in to post a comment.
