A man has been charged with trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump after he staked out on his golf course for 12 hours.
Ryan Wesley Routh was first arrested on September 15 after his rifle was spotted poking through a bush by security officials.A security official opened fire upon spotting Routh, but he fled before being detained less than an hour later.He had initially been charged with two federal firearms offences, with this new indictment based on the investigators' belief that he'd plotted to kill the former President.
" The letter began “Dear World" and allegedly included an offer of $150,000 to anyone who would “finish the job” as well as a list of dates and locations Routh believed Trump would be.Routh has not yet entered a plea.This assassination attempt comes two months after Mr Trump narrowly avoided death when a shooter opened fire on him at a rally in Pennsylvania.
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