Detained for Attempted Assassination of Trump Had a Conviction

Detained for Attempted Assassination of Trump Had a Prior Conviction.
He was identified as Ryan Wesley Routh.
Here are the details.

The man detained this Sunday for the alleged attempted assassination of former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump had been convicted more than 20 years ago for possession of a machine gun, according to local media reports.

The incident occurred at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where the former president was playing golf.

The detainee, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, approached the course armed with an AK-47 rifle with a telescopic sight.

The Secret Service managed to detain him before he could fire. This is the second assassination attempt against Trump this summer.

Detained for Attempted Assassination of Trump Had a Prior Conviction

This is the Trump Shooter from today… his name is Ryan Wesley Routh

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Routh has been very active on social media and has lived in North Carolina and Hawaii.

He was convicted in 2002 for possession of a weapon of mass destruction, a fully automatic machine gun.

Additionally, he has a record for carrying a concealed weapon, possession of stolen property, and hit-and-run.

According to NBC, he has faced over 100 criminal charges in North Carolina.

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Routh’s son told CNN he is surprised by the accusations and stated that it’s not like his father “to do something crazy, let alone violent.”

He also said it’s unclear what could have led his father to Florida and hopes the case isn’t exaggerated.

CNN reported that Routh was involved in the Ukraine War against Russia and visited the European country in 2022.

It was confirmed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that the incident is being investigated as an apparent “attempted assassination.”

This new assassination attempt comes less than two months after Trump was attacked on July 13 during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a 20-year-old man shot at him, injuring his right ear.