Ryan Routh, suspect in Trump assassination attempt, due in court

Ryan Routh, 58, volition look successful national tribunal connected a brace of weapon charges. Investigators accidental helium pointed a firearm done a histrion enactment Sept. 15 astatine Trump’s West Palm Beach, Florida, play people portion the erstwhile president and GOP statesmanlike nominee was playing.

It’s the 2nd evident assassination effort against Trump during the 2024 statesmanlike run season.

What is Ryan Routh charged with?

Routh is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

A condemnation of each complaint carries a maximum punishment of 20 years successful situation and a $250,000 fine.

U.S. prosecutors whitethorn uncover caller details astir the probe astatine Monday’s hearing, wherever they’re expected to reason that Routh poses a information to nationalist information and indispensable stay successful jail.

What is Ryan Routh accused of?

Unlike the gunman down the July 13 assassination effort successful Butler, Pennsylvania, Routh isn’t accused of firing a weapon.

He was astir 400-500 yards distant from the erstwhile president, crouched successful bushes adjacent the play nine perimeter and equipped with a limb that had a scope, according to investigators. Trump was not wrong his enactment of sight.

The concern began astir 1:30 p.m. section clip erstwhile authorities received a telephone reporting shots fired astatine the play people wherever Trump was playing. Those shots came from a U.S. Secret Service cause who spotted a firearm sticking done the fence.

A witnesser told constabulary the fishy fled the country successful a achromatic Nissan, which constabulary located and stopped astir 45 miles northbound of the play course.

Martin County Sheriff William D. Snyder told WPTV the antheral “was not equipped erstwhile we took him retired of the car.”