Trump shooting suspect may have lain in wait for 12 hours say FBI

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Trump shooting suspect may have lain in wait for 12 hours say FBI
The suspect in Sunday’s assassination attempt against Donald Trump hid in bushes at the former president’s Florida golf club for 12 hours before being confronted by the US Secret Service.

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Ryan Routh did not get a shot off at the agent who spotted him hiding on the public side of the golf course, Ronald Rowe, acting director of the service, told a press conference on Monday. Routh, 58, never had Trump in his sights, Rowe added.

The suspect appeared at a federal court on Monday. He was led into the courthouse in West Palm Beach with shackles around his hands and feet and was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. The former offence carries a 15-year prison sentence.

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00:00We're here to announce that Ryan Wesley Routh, 58 years old, of Hawaii, has been charged by a criminal complaint in the Southern District of Florida
00:10with firearms offenses related to an incident which occurred yesterday at Trump International Golf Course right here in West Palm Beach.
00:19Routh was charged federally with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession and receipt of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
00:30Cellular data shows that the subject was in the vicinity of the golf course roughly 12 hours before the engagement with the United States Secret Service.
00:39Our investigative teams conducted a neighborhood canvas in an effort to collect and obtain relevant video footage.
00:47The subject had an active online presence and we are going through what he posted and any searches he conducted online.
00:57In addition, we're going through media reports and public statements he made that he wanted to recruit Afghan soldiers and others to fight for Ukraine.
01:07The president called me last night, President Trump. He thanked me for everything that we did along with the Secret Service.
01:14He knows we work great together and he feels safe. That's important because he is.
01:21And what we did yesterday proves that the system can work because the suspect didn't even get close to getting a round off and we apprehended him and brought him to justice.
01:35So we're very, very proud of that.

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