FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Chinese national was detained Friday on trespassing charges after police said he tried to enter the president-elect of Donald Trump Mar-a-Lago estate, in violation of a court order that kept him away following previous attempts.

Zijie Li, 39, is being held without bail at the Palm Beach Jail after he was arrested Thursday when he arrived at from Mar-a-Lago gate in an Uber, the latest in a series of contacts he has had with police and Secret Service agents at or near the property since July.

Li, who lives in suburban Los Angeles on a student visa, had just been released from a mental hospital where he had been admitted in late October after police found him near the property. He now faces two misdemeanor trespassing charges.

Li’s arrest comes after a a sniper almost killed Trump at a July rally in Pennsylvania and an alleged murderer watched him in September on his golf course in Palm Beach County. Friday, the The US Department of Justice announced broke an Iranian plot to kill Trump.

During Trump’s tenure as president, there have been numerous illegal forays into Mar-a-Lago, including two by Chinese nationals, but none were attempts to harm him.

According to Palm Beach police reports, Li first tried to enter Mar-a-Lago in July, telling Secret Service agents he had information linking China to the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. He was told to leave and never come back.

He was arrested the following week after police said he tried twice to enter Mar-a-Lago. He was charged with a misdemeanor and released on bail, with the judge ordering him to stay away from Mar-a-Lago and Trump.

Then last week, Li approached a homeowner near Mar-a-Lago who put a Trump campaign sign in her yard, records show. He asked the woman if she was a member of Mar-a-Lago and if she would take him inside. She called the police, who took him to a mental hospital for observation.

He was released from the hospital Thursday, shortly before returning to Mar-a-Lago, police said. He was arrested again on felony charges. Bail for the previous arrest was revoked.

The Palm Beach County Public Defender’s Office, which is representing Li, declined to comment. They usually don’t comment on pending cases.

Mar-a-Lago has been the scene of at least five break-ins during Trump’s first term as president, including two by Chinese nationals.

In August 2020, three teenagers running from the police while carrying a semi-automatic handgun in a backpack he jumped a wall at Mar-a-Lago. They were immediately arrested and police said they did not believe the teenagers knew where they were. Trump was not at the property.

In January 2020, two Palm Beach sheriff’s deputies opened fire on an opera singer in Connecticut who sped through a checkpoint outside Mar-a-Lago while having a mental breakdown. She was not hit and was arrested nearby. She was later found not guilty by reason of insanity. She was charged with aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, fleeing arrest and resisting an officer without violence.

As of March 2019, Chinese citizen Yujing Zhang gained access to Mar-a-Lago while carrying a laptop, phones and other electronic equipment. That led to initial speculation that the Shanghai businesswoman might be a spy, but she was never charged with espionage. Messages he exchanged with a tour operator indicated he was a fan of the president and wanted to meet with him or his family to discuss possible deals. She was found guilty of trespassing and deported.

In December 2019, the club’s security officers confronted another Chinese national, Jing Lu, 56, for trespassing and told her to leave, but she returned to take photos. Lu was charged with battery and resisting an officer without violence. She was later acquitted of trespassing but found guilty of resisting arrest.

Over Thanksgiving weekend in 2018, a University of Wisconsin student visiting the area with his parents entered Mar-a-Lago by mixing with an incoming group. He was arrested and pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor.