Category: Ryan Routh

Second Failed Trump Assassin Ryan Wesley Routh Pleads Not Guilty

A police officer stands watch outside the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and US Courthouse during a hearing on the detention of Ryan Wesley Routh, suspected of the attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump, in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 30, 2024. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number at his initial court appearance. (Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)
A police officer stands watch outside the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse during a hearing on the detention of Ryan Wesley Routh, suspected of the attempted assassination of former U.S. president Donald Trump, in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 30, 2024. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff Abril Elfi
11:09 AM – Monday, September 30, 2024

SEE: https://www.oann.com/newsroom/second-failed-trump-assassin-ryan-wesley-routh-pleads-not-guilty/; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:

The 58-year-old man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump after camping out for 12 hours and aiming his firearm in the direction of Trump’s Secret Service agents while waiting for the former president to walk into his line of sight has pleaded not guilty to all of his charges.

On Monday, Ryan Wesley Routh pleaded not guilty to five charges, which includes the assassination attempt, federal gun charges, and the assault of an officer. 

Routh faces charges of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, assaulting a federal officer, possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

“Yes, your honor,” Routh said, before his lawyer entered the not guilty plea on his behalf.

Initially, Routh had been hit solely with federal weapons possession charges. However, a day after the letter was released, where he openly discussed his plan to kill Trump, Routh was finally handed the assassination attempt charges. 

“This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you,” the eerie letter read.

“I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job.”

His defense attorney tried to argue that he might have penned the letter in order to shine a spotlight on his “advocacy for democracy in Ukraine and Taiwan.”

A judge had ordered Routh to remain behind bars pending trial at his last hearing.

Additionally, Judge Aileen Cannon was selected at random to oversee the case. She also happens to be the same judge who dismissed the former president’s classified documents case after ruling that the process used to appoint the Special Counsel was unconstitutional.

The 58-year-old failed assassin is set to be arraigned on his charges during a court hearing next week.

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Son Of Trump Assassination Suspect Ryan Routh Charged With ‘Child Pornography Possession’

(Photo via; U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Carolina)
(Photo via: Oran Routh. (Photo via: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Carolina)

OAN Staff Abril Elfi
11:48 AM – Tuesday, September 24, 2024

SEE: https://www.oann.com/newsroom/son-of-trump-assassination-suspect-ryan-routh-charged-with-child-pornography-possession/; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:

The son of 58-year-old Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to carry out a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, has been charged with possession of child pornography. 

On Tuesday, Oran Alexander Routh was taken into custody on two federal charges, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Oran Routh’s age is unknown.

However, authorities say that the man, who has also expressed hatred towards Trump, is similar to his father, possessed “hundreds of child pornography files,” NBC News reported.

The son previously admitted to police that his 58-year-old father did indeed despise Trump “as any reasonable person would” after the U.S. Secret Service arrested Ryan Routh on September 15th.

According to investigators, they found the “hundreds” of child pornography files while searching Oran’s residence during a separate investigation that was unrelated to child exploitation. 

“Investigators who seized multiple electronic devices found videos sent to Oran Routh in July as well as chats from a messaging application commonly used by people who share child sexual abuse material, the FBI agent said,” according to CBS News.

Many of the illicit files were found on a Samsung Galaxy Note device inside Oran’s bedroom. 

“These files include videos from a known child pornography series created outside the state of North Carolina,” court documents state. “Videos from the series depict minors engaged in sex acts.” 

The complaint included graphic descriptions of videos of minors “approximately 6 to 8-years-old” as well as “12 to 14-years-old” engaged in sex acts, and a chat from a messaging application in July, where he purportedly asked for a preview of the illicit content for sale.

On September 15th, his father pushed his AK-47 rifle’s muzzle through a hole in a chain-link fence between 300 and 500 yards away from the former president. One hole ahead of Trump on the golf course, a Secret Service agent noticed a gun poking through the fence, so the agent immediately opened fire at 58-year-old Routh.

According to police, Ryan was equipped with a GoPro camera, bags, food supplies, and a scope on his rifle to record the incident. After escaping the area, the suspect was then apprehended shortly after on I-95. Last week, he was charged with two federal firearm crimes: possessing a firearm despite being a convicted felon, and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number. 

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