Man to be sentenced for attempting to kill Trump at Florida golf course in 2024
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Ryan Routh was convicted of trying to kill Mr Donald Trump in September 2024, just months before the presidential election.
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WASHINGTON - A man faces up to life in prison on Feb 4 over his attempt to assassinate Mr Donald Trump
Ryan Routh, 59, was convicted in September
In September 2024, Secret Service agents chased Routh away after spotting him with a weapon near a golf course where Mr Trump was playing. He was arrested shortly afterwards.
At the end of his trial, Routh tried to stab himself with a pen, but guards intervened to stop him.
“Routh’s crimes undeniably warrant a life sentence – he took steps over the course of months to assassinate a major presidential candidate, demonstrated the will to kill anybody in the way, and has since expressed neither regret nor remorse to his victims,” prosecutors argued in a court filing, according to ABC News.
“Routh’s crimes of conviction reflect careful plotting, extensive premeditation and a cowardly disregard for human life,” they wrote.
Routh defended himself during his trial, pleading not guilty and claiming that he never intended to harm Mr Trump or anyone else.
Mr Trump was also the target of an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024, when Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several shots during a campaign rally
