Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt charged with federal gun crimes

Trump assassination attempt suspect learned to have a long criminal record, authorities say

Ryan Routh, 57, has a criminal record that began in 1997 in North Carolina, where he was well known to former Greensboro police Sgt. Tracy Fulk and her department.

Trump assassination plot suspect hit with firearms charges after failed attempt

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 — A man suspected of plotting to assassinate former US president Donald Trump was charged with federal gun crimes yesterday. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number at his initial court appearance. Routh, who was arrested on Sunday after an alleged abortive bid to shoot the Republican presidential candidate at his West P…

Cellphone data uncovers would-be assassin's disturbing determination to attack Trump — until Secret Service opened fire

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Suspect in Trump assassination attempt may have lain in wait for 12 hours

The suspect never had Trump in his line of sight and did not fire any shots.

Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt appears in court to face two gun charges

The US Secret Service said Ryan Wesley Routhhad no clear line of sight on the Trump and did not fire his weapon

Trump would-be assassin was subject of FBI tip in 2019 - Washington Examiner

The FBI revealed Monday that it received a tip five years ago about Ryan Routh, the suspect who is now at the center of an apparent second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. FBI Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Veltri said during a press conference that a tipster alleged to the FBI in 2019 that Routh was a felon who was in unlawful possession of a firearm. The FBI closed the matter after transferring it to local law enforce…