Ryan Wesley Routh has been charged with attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump while he was golfing in Florida. The charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted.
Routh had previously been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, unsealed Tuesday, alleges that Ryan Wesley Routh"did intentionally attempt to kill Former President of the United States Donald J. Trump, a major Presidential candidate" when he was camped out near where Trump was golfing on Sept. 15 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The charges carries a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted.
It also added two other charges: possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer.Routh had previously been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.The Justice Department said the a grand jury in Miami returned the indictment with the additional charges late Tuesday afternoon.
Federal prosecutors had indicated during Routh's court appearance Monday that other charges were coming. Among the additional evidence they said they'd collected was a handwritten note from Routh addressed to"The World" that said, “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you.”In a statement Tuesday, U.S.
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