British man expected to plead guilty in Trump attack case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A British man accused of trying to grab a police officer's gun to shoot Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Las Vegas could face about two years in a U.S. prison and then deportation after an expected guilty plea, prosecutors said.

Michael Steven Sandford was scheduled to enter his plea today in U.S. District Court in Nevada to federal charges of illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function.

Sandford could have faced up to 20 years in a U.S. prison if he had been convicted at trial of both charges.

Federal officials said Sandford was 20 when he was arrested June 18 after authorities say he grabbed for a Las Vegas police officer's gun while Trump was on stage at a 1,500-seat theater at Treasure Island hotel-casino.

It wasn't clear if Trump recognized a threat before officers escorted Sandford out of the auditorium. Sandford didn't get the gun before he was arrested and no shots were fired.