In addition to attempting to assassinate a presidential candidate, Routh was charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime and assaulting a federal officer.
Ryan Routh has been charged with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, following a Sept. 15 incident at Trump’s West Palm Beach, Fla. golf course.
A Miami grand jury returned the indictment late today. The indictment adds three new counts to the weapons charges Routh is currently being held on. In addition to attempting to assassinate a presidential candidate, he’s charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime and assaulting a federal officer— the secret service agent who discovered him lurking in the tree line at former President Trump’s West Palm Beach Golf Club earlier this month.
The attempted assassination charge carries a maximum prison sentence of life.
Routh had already been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and the obliteration of a gun’s serial number.
