US EditionMan found guilty of Trump assassination attempt appeals life sentence
Ryan Routh challenges his conviction and life sentence, arguing jury misinterpreted his intent despite forensic evidence linking him to the assassination plot, court documents show.
- Ryan Routh filed appeal papers on Sunday with the 11th Circuit, challenging his conviction and life sentence for plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump.
- Ryan Routh was convicted for the September 2024 plot at President Donald Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course and sentenced on February 4 to life in prison on five counts.
- FBI testimony showed DNA links to the rifle, and prosecutors described the plot as premeditated sniper operations using camouflage, bug spray and diapers.
- Held in custody in Miami, Routh, 59, is appealing his conviction and life sentence, claiming the jury misunderstood his intent and asserts he never fired his gun.
- WPBF 25 News has tracked the case from investigation through sentencing, with archives documenting conviction and sentencing records as the appeal proceeds.
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Would-Be Trump Assassin Appeals Life Sentence
Ryan Routh, a man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump, has appealed his life sentence. His attorney filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. “Notice is hereby given that Ryan Routh, defendant in the above named case, hereby appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from the final judgment and sentence, D.E. 397, entered on February 5, 2026,” the filing reads. The life se…
Ryan Routh Appeals Life Sentence for Trump Assassination Attempt
Ryan Routh, the man convicted last year of attempting to kill then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2024, is appealing his life sentence. Routh’s attorney filed a brief notice on Feb. 13, indicating that he would appeal the final judgment and life sentence to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. After jurors found Routh guilty of all five counts last year—including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, which…
Ryan Routh, convicted of 2024 assassination attempt of Donald Trump, appeals his life sentence
During the sentencing hearing on Feb. 4, prosecutors said that Routh had plotted the assassination attempt for months before he staked out a position outside President Trump’s West Palm Beach, Florida, golf club in September 2024
Man found guilty of Trump assassination attempt appeals life sentence
Ryan Routh, the man accused of plotting to kill President Trump as he golfed in south Florida during his 2024 presidential campaign, is challenging his life sentence. Routh's attorney filed a notice with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit signaling that he intends to fight both his conviction and the prison time he was [...]
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