Key Facts

• Ryan Routh was found guilty by a jury of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump.
• The incident occurred on September 15, 2024, at a Trump-owned golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.
• A Secret Service agent saw a rifle barrel from the bushes and fired at Routh, who fled but was soon caught.
• Routh, originally from North Carolina and living in Hawaii, defended himself in court and made bizarre statements.
• During the trial, he talked about various unrelated topics, leading the judge to cut his remarks short.
• The FBI found a semiautomatic rifle where Routh hid, along with a list of Trump's expected appearances.
• Routh left a note describing his intention as an assassination attempt on Trump.
• This was the second attempt on Trump's life in 2024, following a shooting at a political rally in Pennsylvania.