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(160,763 posts) Tue Sep 23, 2025, 02:50 PM Tuesday

Ryan Routh found guilty of 2024 attempted assassination of Trump in Florida

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

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Ryan Routh found guilty of 2024 attempted assassination of Trump in Florida (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP

This person defended himself LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #1

As long as he was a pain in the ass to Loose Cannon BumRushDaShow Tuesday #4

Can I someone explain to me ... aggiesal Tuesday #2

He took a "substantial step" Shrek Tuesday #5

So you can think about it. Buys a gun, but never go thorugh with it, and your guilty? n/t aggiesal Tuesday #7

"tried to use a pen to stab himself in the neck as the guilty verdict was read" edbermac Tuesday #3

Now I truly believe this man has mental issues. sinkingfeeling Tuesday #6

LetMyPeopleVote

(170,297 posts)

1. This person defended himself

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 02:56 PM

Tuesday

That was not a good move

BumRushDaShow

(160,763 posts)

4. As long as he was a pain in the ass to Loose Cannon

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 03:21 PM

Tuesday

I was happy!

aggiesal

(10,340 posts)

2. Can I someone explain to me ...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 03:15 PM

Tuesday

The charges was attempted murder.
He was hiding in the bushes. He never fired a shot.
Please explain how this is attempted murder?

Asking for a friend.

Shrek

(4,314 posts)

5. He took a "substantial step"

Reply to aggiesal (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 04:45 PM

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https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/attempt

In jurisdictions following the Model Penal Code (MPC), however, a person is guilty of an attempted crime if they took a “substantial step” towards the completion of that crime. The “substantial step” must strongly indicate the person’s intent to commit the crime. For example, in State v. Lammers the court determined that purchasing an assault rifle and engaging in target practice is a sufficient substantial step to uphold a conviction for attempted first degree assault.

See also:18 U.S.C. § 1113, attempt to commit murder or manslaughter; 26 U.S.C. § 7201, attempt to evade or defeat tax