Suspect in Trump assassination attempt charged with gun crimes
The Peninsula
West Palm Beach, US: A man suspected of plotting to assassinate former US president Donald Trump was charged with federal gun crimes on Monday. Rya...
West Palm Beach, US: A man suspected of plotting to assassinate former US president Donald Trump was charged with federal gun crimes on Monday.
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 Palm Beach golf course, is expected to face further charges at a later date.
Routh appeared calm during the brief court hearing before Magistrate Judge Ryon McCabe of the Southern District of Florida, answering "yes" in a soft voice to several questions.
A bond hearing was scheduled for September 23 and an arraignment on further potential charges was set for September 30, according to US media.