Routh found guilty on all counts in Trump assassination plot

A federal jury on Tuesday found Ryan Wesley Routh guilty on all counts for attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, last September. The 59-year-old Hawaii resident was convicted after a roughly two-week trial, and jurors returned a unanimous verdict after a brief deliberation on Tuesday afternoon.

Routh was convicted on five federal counts, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer, possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, prosecutors said. Reports on how long the jury deliberated varied, with accounts placing the period at about two to three hours. If sentenced to the maximum, Routh could face life in prison; a sentencing hearing is scheduled for November 18, 2025, according to court filings.

Prosecutors portrayed the September 15, 2024, episode as a planned attack. They said Secret Service agents spotted Routh hiding in shrubbery near the fifth hole of the golf course as the presidential party approached. An...