On September 15, 2024, Ryan W. Routh was suspected of trying to assassinate Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump at the West Palm Beach golf course in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Standing in handcuffs after being arrested at a traffic stop near the city.
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Federal prosecutors said in a new report Monday court filing That Ryan RouseThe defendant may assassin of Donald Trumpstalked the former president for a month before being arrested outside his Florida golf course last week.
On August 14, “Rouse traveled from the Greensboro, North Carolina, area to West Palm Beach, Florida,” the document states.
According to documents filed in U.S. District Court, “Between August 18, 2024, and September 15, 2024, Rouse’s cell phone repeatedly visited cell phone towers located near Trump International Airport and the former presidential residence at Mar-a-Lago. .
Rouse was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
The document was filed before Rouse’s scheduled date appear in court Details were also given Monday about the contents of a handwritten letter in a box opened by witnesses on Wednesday. Witnesses told investigators Rouse had thrown away the box months before Sept. 15. letter”.
“A handwritten letter to ‘The World’ stated, among other things, ‘This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump and I failed you,'” the documents show.
“‘I tried my best and used all the courage I could muster,'” the letter read, according to court documents.
Prosecutors also revealed that investigators found plates “capable of stopping small arms fire” in a backpack and shopping bag attached to Rouse.
“During a search of the Nissan Xterra used by Routh,” court documents state, “FBI agents discovered two additional license plates.”
The perimeter of Trump International Airport is surrounded by razor wire, and the southeast corner of the stadium is obscured by trees and shrubs. The course’s 6th hole is located near the southeast corner, as shown in the picture.
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“Agents also discovered six cellphones. One of the phones contained Google searches about how to travel to Mexico from Palm Beach County,” the document states. “Agents also discovered 12
Gloves; Hawaii driver’s license in defendant’s name; Passport in defendant’s name.
FBI agents also discovered “a handwritten list of dates in August, September and October 2024 and locations where the former president has been or is expected to appear,” the document said.
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