{"id":29309,"date":"2024-09-17T13:30:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T17:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=29309"},"modified":"2024-09-17T13:30:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T17:30:40","slug":"ryan-wesley-routh-would-be-trump-assassin-has-been-charged-in-federal-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/ryan-wesley-routh-would-be-trump-assassin-has-been-charged-in-federal-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Wesley Routh: Would-be Trump assassin has been charged in federal court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AAAA-cvr-02-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-tw.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Ryan Wesley Routh: Would-be Trump assassin has been charged\" class=\"wp-image-29310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AAAA-cvr-02-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-tw.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AAAA-cvr-02-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-tw-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AAAA-cvr-02-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-tw-435x233.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>(Ryan Wesley Routh, charged in connection with the alleged assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, Image credit: Twitter)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">On Monday, September 16. 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, has been charged in Florida federal court with firearms charges related to an apparent assassination attempt at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on September 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Routh was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession and receipt of a firearm with an obliterated serial number and made his initial appearance on Monday before Magistrate Judge Ryon M. McCabe in the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach. A detention hearing has been scheduled for September 23. The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">According to allegations in the criminal complaint, a Secret Service agent walking the golf course perimeter saw what appeared to be a rifle poking out of the tree line. After the agent fired a service weapon in the direction of the rifle, a witness saw a man later identified as Routh fleeing the area of the tree line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Routh was about 300 to 500 yards away from Trump, according to a report from&nbsp;<em>CNN<\/em>. He never got a shot off and never even had the former president in his rifle\u2019s sights.&nbsp; The would-be assassin ran off when Secret Service started shooting at him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Related, see:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/donald-trump-declared-safe-at-mar-a-lago-after-latest-failed-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Update: Donald Trump declared safe at Mar-a-Lago after latest failed assassination attempt<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/updates-donald-trump-shot-at-rally-in-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D<em>onald Trump shot at rally in Pennsylvania<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The complaint alleges that in the area of the tree line from which Routh fled, agents found a digital camera, a backpack, a loaded SKS-style rifle with a scope and a black plastic bag containing food. The serial number on the rifle was obliterated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Routh is a native of North Carolina but is currently living in Hawaii where he was running a construction company.\u00a0 A background check revealed that Routh has an extensive criminal history and has had dozens of encounters with law enforcement dating back to the 1990s and was convicted of felonies in North Carolina in December 2002 and March 2010.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">His list of arrests includes simple drug possession, driving without a license, expired inspection and operating a vehicle with no insurance. In addition, the Greensboro News &amp; Record reported in 2002 that Routh was arrested after barricading himself in his roofing company\u2019s office during a three-hour standoff that followed a traffic stop in which he put his hand on a gun before fleeing.&nbsp; ~&nbsp;<em>Fox News<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">After trying to flee the scene at Trump International Golf Club, Routh was eventually apprehended by officers from the Martin County Sheriff\u2019s Office, in coordination with the Palm Beach County Sheriff\u2019s Office.\u00a0 On the morning of September 16 at approximately 10:30 a.m., after Routh ran away from the Secret Service shooting at him, the Martin County Sheriff\u2019s Office shared the bodycam video of \u00a0deputies stopping Routh on I-95 N as he was trying to make his getaway.\u00a0 \u00a0See below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MartinCountySheriffsOffice\/videos\/2214283825615030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AA-inline-Bodycam-Arrest-Video-of-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-MCSO-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Ryan Wesley Routh: Would-be Trump assassin has been charged\" class=\"wp-image-29311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AA-inline-Bodycam-Arrest-Video-of-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-MCSO-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AA-inline-Bodycam-Arrest-Video-of-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-MCSO-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AA-inline-Bodycam-Arrest-Video-of-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-MCSO-1-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AA-inline-Bodycam-Arrest-Video-of-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-MCSO-1-730x407.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AA-inline-Bodycam-Arrest-Video-of-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-MCSO-1-435x243.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Body-worn camera video of the apprehension of the would-be assassin Ryan Wesley Routh<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Apprehension images of Ryan Wesley Routh<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"398\" data-id=\"29312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AA-arrest-pic-of-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-MCSO-01.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Ryan Wesley Routh: Would-be Trump assassin has been charged\" class=\"wp-image-29312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AA-arrest-pic-of-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-MCSO-01.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AA-arrest-pic-of-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-MCSO-01-283x300.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"29314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AAA-arrest-pic-of-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-MCSO-02a-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Ryan Wesley Routh: Would-be Trump assassin has been charged\" class=\"wp-image-29314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AAA-arrest-pic-of-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-MCSO-02a-1.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AAA-arrest-pic-of-Ryan-Wesley-Routh-MCSO-02a-1-176x300.jpg 176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"503\" data-id=\"29313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ryan-Wesley-Routh-arrested-mcso.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Ryan Wesley Routh: Would-be Trump assassin has been charged\" class=\"wp-image-29313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ryan-Wesley-Routh-arrested-mcso.jpg 372w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ryan-Wesley-Routh-arrested-mcso-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>(Image credits: Martin County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The FBI is leading the ongoing investigation. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Secret Service are providing assistance.\u00a0 The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Southern District of Florida and the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department\u2019s National Security Division are prosecuting the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/media\/1368091\/dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can view the criminal complaint here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">For more on the charges against Ryan Wesley Routh, see the video accompanying this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump Shooting Attempt Suspect Ryan Wesley Routh Charged\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bn2QYeWZiZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today<\/em><em><br>Follow Richard on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.webster.31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdwebster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<em>&amp;&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rdwebster54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026 and there may be more charges coming<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5673,503,18,14100,547,774,2124,17582,3079,27,217,11,12637,6678,4481],"tags":[18802,18803,61,29,4078,23,3389,18814,13407,32,18812,9229,18797,18813,10,17463,18811,2282],"class_list":["post-29309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caught-on-camera","category-celebrities","category-crime-courts","category-domestic-terrorism","category-events","category-guns","category-local","category-national-news","category-police","category-politics","category-strange-news","category-top-news","category-trending-news","category-video","category-violent-crimes","tag-apprehension-photo-of-would-be-assassin-ryan-wesley-routh","tag-bodycam-arrest-video-of-would-be-assassin-ryan-wesley","tag-crime-and-courts","tag-donald-trump","tag-firearms-charges","tag-florida","tag-hawaii","tag-images-of-would-be-assassin-ryan-wesley-routh-being-arrested","tag-martin-county-sheriffs-office-2","tag-politics","tag-possession-and-receipt-of-a-firearm-with-an-obliterated-serial-number","tag-possession-of-a-firearm-by-a-convicted-felon","tag-ryan-wesley-routh","tag-ryan-wesley-routh-criminal-complaint","tag-top-news","tag-trending-news","tag-trump-international-golf-club","tag-west-palm-beach","clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29309"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29319,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29309\/revisions\/29319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}