Ryan Wesley Routh charged with attempted assassination of Trump at Florida golf course

Florida prosecutors officially charged Ryan Wesley Routh with attempted assassination on Tuesday over his alleged failed plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a golf course in West Palm Beach earlier this month.

The case was randomly assigned to Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee who gained prominence for overseeing and tossing the federal classified documents case against the former president, per CNN.

Routh was originally charged with one count of obliteration of a firearm’s serial number, and count of possessing a firearm while being a convicted felon. But his charges now include attempted assassination, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and assaulting a federal officer.

“The attempted assassination on the former president is a heinous act,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said during an unrelated news conference on Tuesday. “I am grateful that he is safe, and as I said immediately after the event, the Justice Department will spare no resource to ensure accountability.”

The 58-year-old, believed to be responsible for the second assassination attempt on Trump this year, is expected to be arraigned in court on Monday.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.