US EditionAttempted Trump assassin Ryan Routh to be sentenced Wednesday
Federal prosecutors seek life imprisonment for Ryan Routh, convicted of plotting a premeditated rifle attack to prevent Trump's election, highlighting his lack of remorse, authorities said.
- U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will preside Wednesday in Fort Pierce as prosecutors ask for a life sentence for Ryan Routh, convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump.
- Prosecutors say Routh sought military-grade weapons, including an RPG, and framed his actions as protests tied to Ukraine and U.S. politics.
- Secret Service agent Fercano testified he spotted Routh and opened fire, causing him to drop an SKS-style rifle with scope and flee in a black Nissan Xterra, where officers found multiple cell phones, a list of flights, armor plates, and extra ammunition.
- Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice asked for life, citing Routh as unrepentant and a threat, while defense attorney Martin L. Roth seeks a decades-long variance and a seven-year gun term.
- Routh represented himself at trial and, as the verdict was delivered, tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen, prompting officers to restrain and shackle him, leading the judge to move sentencing after he accepted counsel.
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Attempted Trump assassin to learn sentence, with prosecutors seeking life
The gunman convicted of trying to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club in 2024 is set to be sentenced Wednesday, with prosecutors pushing for a life term. Ryan Routh, 59, was found guilty last September on five federal criminal counts, including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and multiple firearms offenses. After the verdict was read, Routh r…
Ryan Routh, convicted of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump on his golf course in Florida in September 2024, will be sentenced on Wednesday.
Man convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump to be sentenced
By Jack Queen FORT PIERCE, Florida, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Ryan Routh, a man accused of hiding in the bushes of a Florida golf course with a semi-automatic rifle to try to assassinate Donald Trump less than two months before the 2024 U.S. election that returned him to the presidency, is set to be sentenced on Wednesday. Prosecutors have asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to sentence Routh to life in prison during the hearing in Fort Pierce, Flo…
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