Suspected Trump gunman had 'bizarre social media posts'

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(NewsNation) — The fishy successful an alleged assassination attempt connected erstwhile President Donald Trump is expected to look superior national charges, Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said Sunday.

Aronberg told NewsNation that the suspect, identified arsenic Ryan Wesley Routh, was not antecedently connected section instrumentality enforcement's radar. Routh, who reportedly has ties to North Carolina and Hawaii, had made "bizarre" societal media posts astir Ukraine earlier the incident.

Aronberg said the fishy volition initially beryllium charged astatine the authorities level but could besides beryllium charged with national crimes.

Federal authorities person taken implicit the case, with Aronberg's bureau lasting down. The authorities lawyer anticipates Routh volition look charges related to home coercion and weapons offenses, though circumstantial charges person not been announced.

Trump Florida shooting suspect: What we know

The FBI says Trump was the taxable of "an evident assassination attempt" astatine his Florida play club.

U.S. Secret Service agents opened occurrence aft seeing a idiosyncratic with a firearm adjacent Trump’s play nine successful West Palm Beach, Florida, portion the Republican statesmanlike campaigner was golfing Sunday, according to 2 instrumentality enforcement officials.

Aronberg praised the agents' speedy response, saying they fired the lone shots during the encounter.

No injuries were reported. An AK-style firearm was recovered adjacent Trump's play people wherever shots were fired, 2 instrumentality enforcement officials archer AP.

The idiosyncratic fled successful an SUV and was aboriginal apprehended successful a adjacent region by section instrumentality enforcement, the officials said. The antheral was unarmed erstwhile taken into custody, officials said.

Timeline: Attempted assassination of Trump successful Florida

Aronberg said the suspect's formation indicates helium knew close from wrong, perchance complicating immoderate insanity defense.

Aronberg expects Routh to beryllium held without bond, fixed the severity of the allegations.

“Our filing of the warrant and charges astatine the authorities level does not preclude the national charges that could beryllium coming,” Aronberg said successful a quality league earlier successful the day. “But successful the meantime, it looks similar the warrants and a pretrial detention question volition hap first.”

The incidental comes astir 2 months aft an assassination effort connected Trump’s beingness astatine a run rally successful Pennsylvania.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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