Ryan Routh, who was convicted for an attempted assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Florida, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.
Feb. 4 Ryan Routh, who was convicted for an attempted assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Florida, was sentenced to life in prison plus seven years Wednesday.
Before announcing the sentence, Judge Aileen Cannon called Routh an «evil» man.
Routh, 60, was convicted of hiding in the bushes at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach in September 2024. He pointed a military-grade SKS rifle toward Trump, who was then a candidate running for his second term, and a Secret Service agent.
He defended himself in the trial that ended in September. When the verdict was read, he stabbed himself in the neck with a pen.
Prosecutors argued in a court filing that Routh deserved a life sentence.
«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.
