Authorities formally charged Ryan Wesley Routh with federal gun crimes on Monday in connection with an alleged assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Sunday.
Appearing in a Florida courtroom, Routh was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Routh has an extensive criminal background, including more than 100 criminal counts in North Carolina.
Routh is believed to have camped outside Trump’s Florida golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait.
The Secret Service became aware of Routh after an agent spotted what appeared to be a rifle poking out of a tree line during a perimeter sweep.
An arraignment for Routh is scheduled for Sept. 30
