Published 09/16/2024 9:46:38 p.m.

Suspect in apparent assassination attempt of Trump has long history of legal troubles

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, is accused of pointing an AK-style rifle at Donald Trump while he played golf, approximately 400 to 500 yards away, marking the second assassination attempt in two months.
The U.S. Secret Service fired after spotting Routh at the Trump International Golf Club on September 15, as the FBI investigates this incident as another assassination attempt against the former president.
Routh has a criminal history and had previously been the subject of a 2019 tip to the FBI, highlighting his legal troubles before this incident.

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Daily Express

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The Hill

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Newsweek

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