thanks for joining us here
at live. Now from Fox. I'm
your host Carla. we are
going to continue to speak
on the top story of the
day, the FBI's
investigation. into what
they're calling the second
attempted assassination.
against former president
Donald Trump. Now, all of
that went down in West
Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County Florida. at The
Trump International Golf
course, but the suspect
actually was caught. in
Martin County, so to
discuss all of this. How all
of those events went down,
I'd like to bring on
to the program now, the
sheriff William Snyder with
the Martin County Sheriff's
Office. Sheriff Schneider,
we appreciate your time.
I know it's been very busy
these past couple of days,
but walk us through. all
of these events from the
moment that you heard that
there was a second attempt
assassination to the moment.
that your deputies caught
up to that suspect. Sure.
Good evening. Corral this
All started yesterday.
Sunday at 1:55 p.m. we
first got a notice from the
Palm Beach County Sheriff's
Office. We got a bowl of
be on the lookout. and
they gave us the vehicle
and the vehicle description.
Initially the report was
that a suspect had fired at
uh, at president Trump Now
we know since then,
actually it wasn't the case
but we went on that
information. Did what we
call flooding The Zone we
put about 30 cars up on the
interstate. looking
at our helicopter on
airborne. and ultimately
1 of our marked units, saw
the suspect vehicle, match
the tag fell in behind it.
Advised on the radio,
followed it for right at 2
miles after which we had
enough of our other
vehicles or heavy duty. a
pickup trucks with big
bumpers, and we actually
crowded the vehicle. off the
off the interstate to
prevent a Chase and then
really after that, it was
called out fell on his Job.
He, he complied to all of
our directives and he was
taken into custody and held
until the FBI and Secret
Service responded out to the
interstate. Now, we heard
earlier today, a press
conference featuring FBI
agents, the Secret Service
and also a local Palm Beach
Law Enforcement.
the FBI saying that the
suspect there. Ruth he
invoked his right to an
attorney and is not
speaking to anybody but
tell me did your deputies.
were they able to get
anything out of this
suspect How was he acting
when he was apprehended? I
got out to the scene right
after he was called out of
the car.
took me a little while to
get up to it. There was,
we had stopped that
95 Northbound, I was it was
hard to get to the stop.
he never made a statement
to us. We were very
careful. First of all it's
not our case. So so we had
to be careful. We didn't
ask him any questions. and
he did not blur anything
out. We had a unit 1 of
my uh, Patrol deputies. had
a body warn camera. and
actually kept it on him
the entire time. So we
have, we have the whole,
the whole event is, is on
record. And he really never
made a statement. when I
looked at him. and saw
that he wasn't asking
what? What was this about?
I knew he knew what time
it was and it was time
that he was going to jail.
Now, speaking on the fact
that this incident
happened in Palm Beach
County, but he was captured
in Martin County, I want
you to talk to us
a little bit about the
effective communication
between both of your
agencies and I mean, how
quick was it until Palm
Beach? Got a hold of you.
and then your share of
deputies found the suspect
took him into custody, How
did that work? Well, it
works. it's seamless. First
of all, we First a great
Advantage. I we work very
closely. With the Palm
Beach County Sheriff's
Office. We're actually in a
task force with them. they
were sending us real time
data. so we knew
had happened. We didn't
know at first, that it would
be heading this way.
And then, then they got
information that he was on
I95. he was able to get
out of Palm Beach County,
where the board of County.
and she got into my county
and why it is about the The M
marker about 1:10. We
picked him up And then
at the 112 we we forced
him off the road and made
the stop. For us. So here
on your screen, we do
have a still image of that
suspect when he was finally
taken into custody there.
Sheriff Snider Another thing
that's being commended right
now is really the help
from the witnesses that
were on the scene down
there. at the golf course.
I mean, they took a picture
of the car. the license
plate. They were able to
identify this suspect.
What more do you know
about the efforts from these
Witnesses And really, how
much it helped? aiding you
guys. And also Palm Beach
County to kind of,
you know? swiftly. capture
the suspect well, I can
tell you this, if all they
would have had was was the
Interchange between the
Secret Service and the
suspect and had it gotten
out of there like he did.
But there was no witness who
took a picture We may still
be looking for that
fellow but we had that
picture
of the Palm Beach County
Sheriff's Office, a fabulous,
Sheriff's Office. gave us
that picture right away. We
knew the car we were
looking for. so that
witness really deserves the
Lion's Share of the credit.
and that witness not done
the right thing used his
head. just not that picture
then came out to the
interstate and identified.
the suspect we we would
have a whole different
scenario tonight. Here on
the screen, some body cam,
footage of when that
suspect was. caught Sheriff
Snider, let's talk about the
investigation going forward.
I know that the FBI is
taking the lead in this
but what have they asked
of the Martin County
Sheriff's Office? Uh, with
this case as it moves
forward? All that we did
was done here on the
interstate. We we made the
apprehension. We made sure
that if he made any
statements, we would have
recorded them. We will
write a report detailing,
what we did. our flatbed,
a sheriff's office, truck,
towed it back, or put it
on flatbed for the FBI I
brought it to their
facility. in Palm Beach
County and and really that
would be the end of it. I
the the president president
Trump is invited my deputies
that made the apprehension
to Mara Lago To
thank them to Tomorrow. I
pretty much think that
would be the end of it
for us. Finally Sheriff
Snider a question that I
have here as someone that
has been. down there with
the Sheriff's department
involved with law
enforcement throughout.
several years. tell me.
does this situation that
we've seen here throughout
this weekend, where the
Martin County Sheriff's
Office stepped in to
capture the person suspected
of committing an attempted
assassination against a
former president, How does
this compare with some
other cases that you've
been involved with? in the
past? I've been in this
industry. 52 years. and I
will tell you with
adequate vacation. This was
the the biggest apprehension
I have ever been part of
I mean if you think about
it here's a man who was
about to assassinate the
former president of the
United States. and the
second time uh, the
president is well this
case he wasn't fired on
but he was the first time
and was hit I am going to
leave personally that we
haven't and you know what
I'm really glad for
president Trump. He doesn't
have to worry. Is this
guy out there? or is he
coming back after him?
You can get back to us, golf
game, get back to running for
office. and know that the
man who would have ended his
life. was apprehended in this
in the adjoining account to
where he lives. and
definitely that
apprehension coming things
to really the collaboration
between so many different
agencies, including yours
down there, Sheriff William
Snyder with the Martin
County Sheriff's Department
We appreciate your time
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