Ryan Routh pleaded not responsible to federal fees in reference to an alleged try and assassinate Donald Trump on the former president’s golf membership in Florida.
Routh, 58, appeared in federal courtroom in West Palm Seashore on Monday for his arraignment, which lasted fewer than 5 minutes.
Routh’s legal professionals entered a not responsible plea on his behalf.
Ryan Routh is seen on this courtroom sketch throughout his arraignment in federal courtroom in West Palm Seashore, Fla., Sept. 30, 2024.
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Justice of the Peace Decide Bruce Reinhart, who notably signed off on the Mar-a-Lago search warrant within the confidential paperwork case, presided over the arraignment.
Routh had beforehand been charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial quantity for the incident that came about at Trump Worldwide Golf Membership on Sept. 15.
He was indicted final week with three new fees — tried assassination of a serious presidential candidate, possessing a firearm in furtherance of against the law of violence and assaulting a federal officer — on prime of the 2 federal firearms fees.
He’s being held with out bail.
Division of Homeland Safety law enforcement officials stand watch exterior the Paul G. Rogers Federal Constructing and US Courthouse throughout a listening to on the detention of Ryan Wesley Routh, in West Palm Seashore, Fla., Sept. 30, 2024.
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Prosecutors mentioned in courtroom filings there’s “possible trigger to assist further fees which may and needs to be thought of by the courtroom.”
Routh possessed a listing that included dates from August to October of venues the place Trump had appeared or was anticipated to be — and is suspected to have traveled close to the golf course and Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort a number of instances within the month main as much as his arrest, prosecutors mentioned in a detention submitting.
Reserving photograph obtained on September 19, 2024, from the Palm Seashore County Sheriff’s workplace in Florida, exhibits the mugshot of Ryan Wesley Routh.
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Of their memo, prosecutors additional revealed Routh allegedly despatched a letter “a number of months prior” to his arrest to a civilian witness that said, “This was an assassination try on Donald Trump however I failed you.”
The federal government argued the only cause Routh was in West Palm Seashore on Sept. 15 was “for one cause and one cause solely and that was to kill the previous President of america.”
On the day of the alleged tried assassination, Trump was taking part in golf on the course when a Secret Service agent noticed a gun barrel poking out from the tree line close to the sixth inexperienced, in accordance with investigators.
The agent then fired within the course of the rifle and noticed Routh fleeing the realm and getting into his close by car, in accordance with the legal criticism filed within the case.
Legislation enforcement officers work on the crime scene exterior the Trump Worldwide Golf Membership in West Palm Seashore, Fla., Sept. 16, 2024.
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Within the space of the tree line the place the suspect was seen, brokers discovered a digital digicam, two luggage, together with a backpack, and a loaded SKS-style 7.62×39 caliber rifle with a scope, in accordance with the criticism.
Trump was not harmed within the incident and was taken to a secure location by Secret Service brokers.
ABC Information’ Alexander Mallin contributed to this report.
