Ryan Routh pleads not guilty over alleged assassination attempt on Trump

Alleged would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges stemming from the September incident in which he allegedly planned to kill the former president.

Routh was charged with the attempted assassination last week. He previously faced two federal charges relating to his possession of a firearm while a felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

The Monday arraignment lasted less than five minutes, ABC News reported.

The incident saw Secret Service engage with an armed suspect after an agent noticed the barrel of an AK-47 protruding from the bushes where he was hiding. Trump was playing golf at his Palm Beach course roughly 400-500 yards away.

The suspect fled and Routh was later apprehended by local authorities.

He previously wrote a note months prior indicating his intent to kill Trump.