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Ryan Routh sentenced to life for attempting to assassinate President Trump

Routh, who plotted for weeks and was convicted on five counts, received life plus seven years to protect the public from future crimes, Judge Cannon said.

  • In Fort Pierce on 2026-02-04, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon sentenced Ryan Routh to life for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club in 2024.
  • Prosecutors say Routh plotted for months, including tracking Trump online and leaving a `Dear World` letter with a $150,000 offer, and investigators found a box with ammunition, four cellphones, and handwritten letters in North Carolina.
  • During a security sweep, Secret Service agent Robert Fercano spotted Routh hiding by a fence at Trump International Golf Club sixth hole, fired four shots, and Routh fled leaving an assault-style rifle, bullet-proof plates, and a video camera.
  • A federal jury last year convicted Routh on five counts, and Judge Cannon imposed concurrent sentences plus a seven-year gun term; Martin L. Roth said he will appeal.
  • Prosecutors called the plot `carefully crafted and deadly serious`, and Assistant U.S. Attorney John Shipley warned, `American democracy does not work when individuals take it into their own hands to eliminate candidates.
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Routh sentenced to life in prison for assassination attempt on Trump

(The Center Square) – Ryan Routh, the North Carolina native who lived in Hawaii, has been sentenced to life in prison on conviction of going to Florida attempting to kill Donald Trump on the 2024 presidential campaign trail.

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The judge interrupted Ryan Routh's speech about his own goodness. "Your plan to kill was intentional and evil – you are not a good man."

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Ryan Wesley Routh, the left-wing extremist who wanted to shoot the then presidential candidate Donald Trump in September 2024, was now sentenced. He received life-long plus 84 months for his cowardly attempt at murder from the ambush. 59-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, who wanted to murder Donald Trump during a golf game in September 2024, was finally sentenced. Life-long plus 84 months in a federal prison, that's the final verdict. Life-long prison…

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