Ryan Routh found guilty of 2024 attempted assassination of Trump in Florida [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Tue 23 Sep 2025 14.39 EDT
Last modified on Tue 23 Sep 2025 14.42 EDT


The man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump on his West Palm Beach golf course two months before clinching his second presidency in the 2024 White House election has been found guilty by a jury in Fort Pierce, Florida.

The government charged Ryan Routh, 59, with five criminal counts, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and assaulting a Secret Service agent, after an incident on 15 September last year when he was spotted with a rifle hiding in bushes as Trump’s golfing party approached.

Jurors returned a verdict of guilty on all charges after deliberating briefly. He faces life imprisonment as a result.

Prosecutors said Routh, 59, had purchased a military-grade weapon, researched Trump’s movements and utilized a dozen burner phones as part of a plot to kill Trump that was motivated by political grievances.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/23/ryan-routh-verdict-trump-assassination-attempt