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A resident of North Dakota plead guilty on Friday to plotting to assassinate US President Donald Trump using a forklift.

Gregory Lee Leingang, 42, was accused of plotting to kill Trump during the president's visit to Mandan, North Dakota, in September 2017, the Grand Forks Herald reported.

According to the indictment, Leingang stole a forklift and entered the route the president's motorcade would take. However, the forklift got stuck in a gated area and Leingang tried to escape. He was apprehended by the police and confessed to the police and the Secret Service about his intentions.

Leingang also set two fires the same day.

“The intent was to basically try to get to the limo, flip the limo and get to the president and he wanted to kill the president," said U.S. Assistant State’s Attorney Brandi Sasse Russell.

Leingang was sentenced to five years in prison. He is currently serving time for starting the fires and for a separate burglary case.