{"id":2341776,"date":"2024-09-16T11:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T15:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ryan-routh-facing-gun-charges-after-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T11:40:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T15:40:23","slug":"ryan-routh-facing-gun-charges-after-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ryan-routh-facing-gun-charges-after-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Routh facing gun charges after Trump assassination attempt &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fryan-routh-facing-gun-charges-after-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2341776&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ryan Wesley Routh, a 58-year-old man, faced federal gun charges\u200b in Florida following an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-regime-breaches-russian-constitution-with-navalny-arrest\/\" title=\"Putin regime breaches Russian Constitution with Navalny arrest\">attempted assassination<\/a> \u2064of\u2062 former President\u2063 Donald Trump. He appeared in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-rioter-qanon-shaman-moved-to-virginia-jail-after-requesting-an-organic-diet\/\" title=\"Capitol Rioter \u2018QAnon Shaman\u2019 Moved To Virginia Jail After Requesting An Organic Diet\">federal courtroom<\/a> \u200cin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-with-killing-tupac-shakur-in-vegas-faces-murder-arraignment-without-hiring-attorney\/\" title=\"Man accused of murdering Tupac Shakur in Vegas to face trial without lawyer.\">prison attire<\/a>, where he was charged with illegal firearm \u200bpossession \u200cas a convicted felon and for having a firearm with a defaced serial \u2062number. According to authorities, Routh was found hiding in the bushes while armed with an AK-47-style rifle, indicating a serious intent to\u200c harm Trump. The\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-charged-with-murder-after-being-released-from-unrelated-stabbing-charge-due-to-paperwork-error\/\" title=\"Released due to paperwork error, illegal alien now charged with murder.\">case raises significant concerns<\/a> regarding security and public safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ryan Routh facing gun charges after Trump assassination attempt<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1761383\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A man involved in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-president-senior-aide-survives-assassination-attempt\/\" title=\"Ukrainian president senior aide survives assassination attempt\">apparent assassination attempt<\/a> on former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> over the weekend appeared in federal court in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Florida\">Florida<\/a> on Monday and is facing federal gun charges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-fbi-assassination-attempt-fee81d8bcf737bfcde2ee8e5cea88465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>appeared<\/a> in prison scrubs and shackles at a federal courthouse in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, according to the Associated Press. Routh is charged with possessing a firearm despite being a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with a destroyed serial number.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say Routh waited in the bushes, armed with an AK-47-style rifle, to shoot Trump on Sunday while the former president was playing golf a few hundred yards away at Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump was unharmed during the incident. Secret Service observed Routh and fired shots at him, leading Routh to take off, and law enforcement officials later located and detained him, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An abundance of details about Routh and his possible motive emerged soon after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect appeared to be a political ideologue with a large social media presence who became disenchanted with Trump after 2016. Routh appeared to shift his favor toward various Democrats in recent years and developed a fixation on supporting Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI, which is leading the inquiry into Routh, announced after the incident on Sunday that it was investigating &ldquo;what appears to be an attempted assassination&rdquo; of Trump.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story is developing and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1761383\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1761383\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Routh is facing gun charges following an alleged assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend. The 58-year-old man appeared in federal court in Florida on Monday, dressed in prison attire and shackled, as reported by the Associated Press. He is charged with illegally possessing a firearm due to his status as a convicted felon and for having a firearm with an altered serial number. Authorities claim that Routh was armed with an AK-47-style rifle and waited in the bushes to shoot Trump while the former president was golfing nearby at Mar-a-Lago. Fortunately, Trump was unharmed during this incident. Secret Service agents spotted Routh and fired shots at him, prompting him to flee; he was later found and arrested by law enforcement officials. Following the event, more information about Routh&#8217;s background and potential motives surfaced. He appears to be a politically motivated individual with a significant social media presence who became disillusioned with Trump after 2016, shifting his support towards various Democrats over recent years while also expressing strong support for Ukraine in 2022. The FBI is currently leading the investigation into what they describe as &#8220;an attempted assassination&#8221; of Trump after Sunday\u2019s events. This story is still developing and will be updated accordingly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2341777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AP24260322208018.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40989,4133,40988,34974,32076],"class_list":["post-2341776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gun-charges","tag-news","tag-ryan-routh","tag-trump-assassination-attempt","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AP24260322208018.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}