Ryan Routh guilty in Trump assassination attempt, tries to stab himself after verdict
Ryan Routh was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
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Ryan Routh was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
Ryan Routh attempted to harm himself after a jury convicted him Tuesday of trying to assassinate Donald Trump on his Florida golf course last year. Routh possibly used a pen that was on his desk to stab himself in the neck before U.S. marshals tackled him. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides has more on the verdict and criminal defense attorney Joe Tamburino joins CBS News with analysis of the trial.
Ryan Routh, who is representing himself, was warned by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to stay on topic.
Ryan Routh, 59, has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to assassinate Mr. Trump during the presidential campaign and will be representing himself at trial.
Ryan Routh is scheduled to stand trial in September, a year after prosecutors say a U.S. Secret Service agent thwarted his attempt to shoot President Trump.
Federal prosecutors say two people helped sell an SKS rifle to Ryan Routh six weeks before he allegedly tried to shoot President Trump.
Ryan Routh — who was charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump last September — can hire an expert to examine the rifle recovered from the scene, a judge ruled.
Ryan Wesley Routh was allegedly armed with an AK-47-style rifle in an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course, was charged with two firearm offenses.