{"id":2490217,"date":"2025-09-23T17:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ryan-routh-attempts-to-stab-himself-in-court-after-hes-found-guilty-of-attempting-to-assassinate-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T17:21:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:21:29","slug":"breaking-ryan-routh-attempts-to-stab-himself-in-court-after-hes-found-guilty-of-attempting-to-assassinate-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ryan-routh-attempts-to-stab-himself-in-court-after-hes-found-guilty-of-attempting-to-assassinate-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Ryan Routh Attempts to Stab Himself in Court After He&#8217;s Found Guilty of Attempting to Assassinate Trump"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fbreaking-ryan-routh-attempts-to-stab-himself-in-court-after-hes-found-guilty-of-attempting-to-assassinate-trump%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=2490217&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 Routh, the man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course in September 2024, was found guilty on all charges after a jury trial. Following the verdict, Routh tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen but was quickly subdued by court marshals. His daughter protested loudly in court, claiming the case was rigged. Routh had faced multiple charges, including attempted assassination of a presidential candidate, illegal possession of firearms, assaulting a federal officer, and related offenses. He represented himself in court,asserting that he did not intend to kill anyone as he never pulled the trigger. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspects-to-stand-trial-in-1996-murder-of-college-student-kristin-smart\/\" title=\"Suspects to stand trial in 1996 murder of college student Kristin Smart\">prosecutors presented evidence<\/a> that Routh had planned the attack for weeks and aimed a rifle at Trump and a Secret Service agent before fleeing. Routh, a former North Carolina construction worker and self-styled mercenary, has a history of legal issues and attempts to involve himself in global conflicts. The conviction was seen by officials as a strong message against political violence.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen shortly after being found guilty of all counts Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Officers quickly swarmed him and dragged him out of the courthouse.<\/p>\n<p>The jury of five men and seven women found Ryan Routh guilty on all counts that he was facing after 2 hours of deliberation.<\/p>\n<p>After the jurors were on their way out of the courtroom, Routh grabbed a pen and started trying to stab himself in the neck.<\/p>\n<p>Marshals swarmed him and picked him up and dragged him out of the courthouse.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>His daughter, Sara Routh, was screaming, &ldquo;Dad, I love you, don&rsquo;t do anything. I&rsquo;ll get you out! He didn&rsquo;t hurt anybody!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She continued screaming inside the courtroom as her father was dragged out. She said the case against him was rigged.<\/p>\n<p>The daughter went outside the courthouse and was waiting by the guard gate for her father to be driven out and transported to prison.<\/p>\n<p>Routh had been charged with attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, assaulting a federal officer, possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon, and possessing a firearm with an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >obliterated serial number<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He had pleaded not guilty to the charges and defended himself in court.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said Routh spent weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-shooting-gunshots-florida-f62f8378d3a8ce7b2e99d6a8fb40aba9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plotting to kill Trump<\/a> before aiming a rifle through shrubbery as the Republican played golf on Sept. 15, 2024, at his West Palm Beach country club.<\/p>\n<p>Routh told jurors in his closing argument that he didn&rsquo;t intend to kill anyone that day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard for me to believe that a crime occurred if the trigger was never pulled,&rdquo; Routh said.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that he could see Trump as he was on the path toward the sixth-hole green at the golf course and noted that he also could have shot a Secret Service agent who confronted him if he had intended to harm anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Routh, 59, exercised his constitutional right not to testify in his own defense. He rested his case Monday morning after questioning just three witnesses &mdash; a firearms expert and two character witnesses &mdash; for a total of about three hours. In contrast, prosecutors spent seven days questioning 38 witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that the guilty verdict &ldquo;illustrates the Department of Justice&rsquo;s commitment to punishing those who engage in political violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This attempted assassination was not only an attack on our President, but an affront to our very nation,&rdquo; Bondi said.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon signed off on Routh&rsquo;s request to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-shooting-attempt-florida-644c71bc607e4ebad5115f2a490b314c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">represent himself<\/a> following two hearings in July.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court has held that criminal defendants have a right to represent themselves in court proceedings, as long as they can show a judge they are competent to waive their right to be defended by an attorney.<\/p>\n<p>Routh&rsquo;s former defense attorneys have served as standby counsel since he took over his own defense and have been present during the trial the past two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Recounting what happened at the golf course, a Secret Service agent testified earlier in the trial that he spotted Routh before Trump came into view. Routh aimed his rifle at the agent, who opened fire, causing Routh to drop his weapon and flee without firing a shot, the agent said.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement obtained help from a witness who testified that he saw a person fleeing the area after hearing gunshots.<\/p>\n<p>The witness was then flown in a police helicopter to a nearby interstate, where Routh was arrested, and the witness said he confirmed it was the person he had seen.<\/p>\n<p>Just nine weeks earlier, Trump had survived an attempt on his life while campaigning in Butler, Pennsylvania. That gunman had fired eight shots, with one bullet grazing Trump&rsquo;s ear.<\/p>\n<p>The gunman was then fatally shot by a Secret Service counter sniper.<\/p>\n<p>Routh was a North Carolina construction worker who, in recent years, had moved to Hawaii. A self-styled mercenary leader, Routh spoke out to anyone who would listen about his dangerous and sometimes violent plans to insert himself into conflicts around the world, witnesses have told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>In the early days of Russia&rsquo;s war in Ukraine, Routh tried to recruit soldiers from Afghanistan, Moldova, and Taiwan to fight the Russians.<\/p>\n<p>In his native Greensboro, North Carolina, he was arrested in 2002 for eluding a traffic stop and barricading himself from officers with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-comprehensive-case-against-gun-control\/\" title=\"The Comprehensive ... Against Gun Control\">fully automatic machine gun<\/a> and a &ldquo;weapon of mass destruction,&rdquo; which turned out to be an explosive with a 10-inch fuse, police said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, police searched a warehouse Routh owned and found more than 100 stolen items, from power tools and building supplies to kayaks and spa tubs. 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