Florida sheriff concerned about shooter reaching Trump's golf course, possible 'conspiracy'

The sheriff for Martin County, Fla., raised concerns Monday about the alleged shooter reaching former President Donald Trump's golf course, questioning whether the gunman is "part of a conspiracy."

Trump was uninjured in an alleged assassination attempt Sunday at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.

No shots were fired. The man arrested Sunday in connection with the shooting, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was charged Monday with possession of a firearm as a felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. 

During a press conference Monday, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder was asked by a reporter if he knew whether Routh had any connections to Martin County.

"To my knowledge, the answer is no, I have no knowledge," Snyder said. "I think what we're finding out is he's not from this area, which of course raises the bigger question, is, how does a guy from not here get all the way to Trump International, realize that the president, former president of the United States, is golfing and is able to get a rifle in that vicinity? I think that's the question the FBI, the Secret Service are laser-focused on today -- is this guy part of a conspiracy? Is he a lone gunman? If he's a lone gunman, President Trump is that much safer because we have him. But if he's part of a conspiracy, then this whole thing really takes on a very ominous tone."

Routh lived in North Carolina for most of his life before moving to Kaaawa, Hawaii, in 2018.