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Published 13:11 15 Apr 2026 GMT
A man carrying a loaded gun emblazoned with phrases from supervillain the Joker was arrested near Donald Trump’s golf course in Los Angeles last week.
Sean Steiner, 36, now faces multiple felony firearm charges after he was caught with a semi-automatic rifle and a loaded revolver in the affluent neighbourhood of Rancho Palos Verdes.
A resident called the police to report a man in body armour walking the hiking trails.
He was also spotted carrying a duffel bag, a stepstool, and a rifle, according to Fox 11.
Steiner was arrested while running from traffic and taken into custody a short distance from Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles.
The loaded rifle he was found with was painted purple and green and had phrases uttered by the psychotic supervillain, the Joker, written all over it.
It was embellished with the villain’s catchphrases “why so serious” and “let’s put a smile on that face”.
He was also found with a loaded handgun, high-capacity magazines, extra ammunition, and a ballistic vest capable of stopping rifle rounds, according to police.
Allegedly, Steiner told officers that he fired a pistol round into a nearby area to “get some anger out”.
Police officers credited their “See Something, Say Something” initiative for helping arrest a dangerous person. They also thanked the person who called 911 to report a suspicious person.
Trump's golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes was the site of a 'No Kings' protest, where MAGA supporters and anti-Trump protestors came to blows in March.
The golf course is not the only one of the president’s properties that has been the site of suspicious activity since he returned to office in 2024.
Austin Tucker Martin, a 21-year-old from North Carolina, was shot dead by Secret Service agents in February as he tried to break into Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
Investigators say Martin, who was reportedly “obsessed with the Epstein files,” had snuck onto the estate armed with both a shotgun and a gas can.
However, at the time of the incident, Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were at the White House.
Another man who tried to break into Mar-a-Lago was sentenced to life in prison for his attempted assassination of Trump in February.
Ryan Wesley Routh was caught on the grounds of Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course in September 2024.
