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(NewsNation) — Jurors person recovered Ryan Routh, the antheral accused of trying to termination then-candidate Donald Trump astatine a Florida play people past year, blameworthy connected each charges.
After the verdict was read, Routh tried to stab himself with a pen. Marshals tackled him and helium was removed from the country successful handcuffs.
Routh, 59, was recovered blameworthy connected each 5 counts, which included the attempted assassination of Trump, possession of a firearm successful furtherance of a transgression of violence, assaulting a national officer, felon successful possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
He pleaded not blameworthy to charges of attempting to assassinate a large statesmanlike candidate, assaulting a national serviceman and respective firearm violations — which transportation a imaginable beingness sentence.
"Today’s blameworthy verdict against would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh illustrates the Department of Justice’s committedness to punishing those who prosecute successful governmental violence," U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said successful a social media post. "This attempted assassination was not lone an onslaught connected our President, but an affront to our precise federation itself."
Prosecutors person said Routh plotted to termination Trump for weeks, including tracking his level movements, earlier aiming a firearm astatine the president arsenic helium golfed astatine his West Palm Beach state nine connected Sept. 15, 2024.
Instead, Routh is accused of firing astatine a Secret Service cause who spotted him and fled earlier firing immoderate bullets toward the president, an cause testified past week.
During the astir two-week trial, Routh represented himself and did not attest successful his ain defense.
Routh's sentencing proceeding is scheduled for Dec. 18.
