The round of golf ended dramatically for Donald Trump when a Secret Service agent spotted a gunman hiding in the bushes nearby. The agent fired several shots in his direction, and the man ran from the scene. He was later stopped by police and arrested on a nearby highway. Left in the bushes were a rifle and two backpacks with a Gopro camera, food and ceramic tiles. American media on Sunday night named the suspect as Ryan Wesley Routh. Court documents now confirm his identity. Ryan Routh during a demonstration in Kyiv in 2022. Photo: Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters Police in Martin County have released a video of the arrest. Here you can see Routh being taken care of by two officers and led away. Charged with weapons offences, Routh appeared in court in Florida on Monday. He is currently charged with two weapons offences: possession of a weapon as a convicted felon, and possession of a weapon without a valid serial number. The two counts carry a combined penalty of up to 20 years in prison. According to the court documents, phone signals show that he stayed near Trump’s golf course for more than 11 hours before he was discovered. Routh’s phone was registered in the area from two o’clock on Sunday night until two thirty on Sunday afternoon. According to the police, the registration plate on the car Routh was driving belongs to another car that has previously been reported stolen. Laughed during the court session The 58-year-old appeared nonchalant and smiled and laughed during the court session, according to the BBC. The judge asked several questions about Routh’s finances to assess whether he could be assigned a lawyer. To this, Routh replied that he earns $3,000 a month as a construction worker in North Carolina. – I have zero money, he stated. A new court hearing is scheduled for September 23. Routh will be tried at the federal level, not the state level. This has happened Secret Service discovers rifle: Donald Trump was playing golf at the Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach when a Secret Service agent spotted the muzzle of a rifle in the bushes. The agent immediately fired shots, and the golf course was cordoned off. Police are notified: Palm Beach County is notified of the shootings by the Secret Service at 1:30 p.m. local time. Man runs from the scene: A witness saw a man run from the bushes and drive away. The witness took a picture of the car and the registration number. Police respond: Officers from Martin County responded with large resources and shut down the I-95 freeway. Here they stopped the car with the suspect and arrested him. Suspect in custody: The man was unarmed when he was arrested and taken into custody. He has not yet explained himself to the police. Discovery of rifle: The police found an AK-47 rifle with a scope, as well as two rucksacks hanging on the fence in the bushes from which the man ran. A Gopro camera and ceramic tiles were also found. Routh has several cases on his record from North Carolina. In 2002, he was arrested with a fully automatic weapon. He ran away from the scene and barricaded himself in a shop for several hours. In 2010, he was given three years’ probation after being found guilty of possession of stolen goods. The authorities have also accused him of failing to pay taxes on time. Routh has participated in demonstrations in Kyiv, and is said to have attempted to recruit soldiers to Ukraine. In 2016, he voted for Trump – but later the 58-year-old self-published a book in which he sharply criticizes the Republican leader. Published 16.09.2024, at 19.33 Updated 16.09.2024, at 20.23
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