The armed man accused of bringing a gun and a knife into the Arizona stadium ahead of Charlie Kirk’s funeral was not a threat and was just conducting a security sweep before Sunday’s services, Turning Point USA confirmed.

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Joshua Runkles, who was arrested inside State Farm Stadium , home to the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, was on site Saturday “doing advance security for a known guest” attending the memorial service, the conservative organization Kirk founded said on X.

“We do not believe this person was attempting anything nefarious, however the advance was not done in proper coordination with the TPUSA security team or US Secret Service,” TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet said.

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