FORT PIERCE, FL – A man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course was found guilty on Tuesday.

The jury of five men and seven women found Ryan Routh guilty on all counts that he was facing after 2 hours of deliberation.

Routh had been charged with attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, assaulting a federal officer, possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges and defended himself in court.

Prosecutors said Routh spent weeks plotting to kill Trump before aiming a rifle through shrubbery as the Republican played golf on Sept. 15, 2024, at his West Palm Beach

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