Ryan Wesley Routh faces charges after allegedly plotting to kill former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course. Prosecutors say Routh methodically planned the attack, writing of his intentions and targeting Trump while he played golf.
Ryan Wesley Routh, the man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his desire to kill him, was indicted Tuesday on charges that he attempted to assassinate a major presidential candidate.Routh had been initially charged with two federal firearms offenses.
RELATED: Trump holds rally on Long Island; 1st since 2nd assassination attemptThe potential shooting was thwarted when a member of Trump’s Secret Service protective detail spotted a partially obscured face of man and a rifle barrel protruding through the golf course fence line, one hole ahead of where Trump was playing. The agent fired in the direction of Routh, who sped away and was stopped by law enforcement in a neighboring county.
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