Ryan Routh, arrested near Trump's Florida golf course, is charged with attempted assassination

Ryan Wesley Routh had previously been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

Federal prosecutors have charged the man who was spotted with a gun outside one of Donald Trump's golf courses with attempted assassination of a presidential candidate.

The indictment, unsealed Tuesday, alleges that Ryan Wesley Routh "did intentionally attempt to kill Former President of the United States Donald J. Trump, a major Presidential candidate," when he was camped out near where Trump was golfing in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sept. 15. The charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison if he is convicted.

It also added two other charges: possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer.

Routh had previously been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

Ryan Wesley Routh after his arrest in Martin County, Fla., on Sept. 15.Martin County Sheriff's Office via AFP - Getty ImagesThe case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the Trump nominee who dismissed the criminal classified documents case against him this year.The Justice Department said a grand jury in Miami returned the indictment with the additional charges late Tuesday afternoon.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/ryan-routh-arrested-trumps-florida-golf-course-charged-attempted-assas-rcna172571


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