Mysterious Gunman in Body Armor Arrested Outside Dallas Trump Rally

NBC in Dallas is reporting that a gunman wearing body armor, a helmet, and carrying pepper spray and a gas mask has been arrested outside President Trump’s rally in Dallas this evening.

Dallas police arrested the man while he was wearing a helmet, a vest and a backpack. Officers confiscated a gun, a breathing mask and an aerosol can.

The man, who has not been identified, was arrested near counter-protestors.

Dallas Police confirmed that the man had a license to carry the weapon. He was taken into custody and transported to an area hospital for an evaluation.

Man with gun wearing helmet, vest arrested outside Trump rally.@NBCDFW: https://t.co/yheTepl6Iz

— Meredith Yeomans (@YeomansNBC5) October 18, 2019

NOW: More video of man arrested outside Trump rally. Walked near counter protestors wearing vest, helmet, backpack. Police confiscated a gun, breathing mask, knee pads & some type of aerosol can. Secret Servide are here. @NBCDFW https://t.co/XPQsQJRNHL pic.twitter.com/0Z0u59ZMpm

— Meredith Yeomans (@YeomansNBC5) October 17, 2019

This comes on the heels of angry Democrats expressing death wishes on President Trump this week including CNN employee caught on camera and Tom Arnold hinting at assassination on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/TomArnold/status/1184998841449213953

Field Production Supervisor @CNN Gerald Sisnette: “The Only Way This Will Go Away is When He (Trump) Dies. Hopefully Soon.”#ExposeCNN

Over 530,000 views in 7 hours and not a word from @CNN pic.twitter.com/HxzfP6XqhM

— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) October 17, 2019

The identity of the man arrested is not known and neither is his motive. Police are currently taking him in for a mental evaluation, which seems a bit unusual since his weapon was legal and nearly everyone carries in Texas. There are no reports that this man did anything to anyone except stand near counter protesters. Whatever the case, antifa violence at Trump rallies is putting everyone on edge. The Oath Keepers, a militia group, had pledged to provide free security at the Dallas rally in response to the violence against rally-goers in Minneapolis. Antifa regularly uses pepper spray and violence on Trump supporters and have been met in the past by Proud Boys or other pro-Trump groups carrying their own pepper spray to counter the attacks. Whether this man was one of them or a counter protester is unknown.