Ryan Routh sentenced to life in prison for plot to assassinate Donald Trump
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Ryan Routh, 59, was convicted last September on five criminal counts, including attempted assassination, after a jury found he had waited for hours in bushes near a golf course where Trump was playing.
A Florida man who plotted to assassinate Donald Trump was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, closing one of the most serious criminal cases linked to political violence in the run-up to the 2024 election.
The attempted assassination took place on September 15, 2024, at Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach.
Ryan Routh, 59, was convicted last September on five criminal counts, including attempted assassination, after a jury found he had waited for hours in bushes near a golf course where Trump was playing. He was sentenced by US District Judge Aileen Cannon in Fort Pierce, Florida.
"It’s clear to me that you engaged in a premeditated, calculated plot to take a human life," Cannon said while delivering the sentence.
Prosecutors had sought life imprisonment, calling the attack a direct threat to democratic institutions. Routh, who represented himself during the trial, had asked for a reduced sentence of 27 years.
Routh was found guilty of attempted assassination, three counts of illegal firearm possession and one count of impeding a federal officer. The jury returned its verdict after hearing testimony from Secret Service agents, investigators and other law enforcement officials.
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