WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a Hawaii man of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump in a planned sniper attack at Trump International Golf Club, the Department of Justice said in a news release .

Ryan Wesley Routh, 59, was found guilty on several counts, including attempted assassination, after jurors heard evidence of a scheme that spanned weeks and involved surveillance, weapons and a handwritten confession.

Prosecutors said Routh traveled from Hawaii to Florida with a high-powered SKS-style rifle, armor plates and surveillance gear. On Sept. 15, 2024, as Trump played a round of golf just weeks before the presidential election, Routh is accused of concealing himself along the course’s perimeter fence. A camera was mounted on the fence, aime

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