The final fate of Ryan Routh, the man who waited 12 hours in the bushes to kill Donald Trump
A man convicted of trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison after a federal prosecutor said his crime was unacceptable “in this country or anywhere.” US District Judge Aileen Cannon pronounced Ryan Routh’s fate in the same Fort Pierce courtroom that erupted into chaos in September when he tried to stab himself shortly after jurors found him guilty on all counts. “American democracy does not work when individuals take it into their own hands to eliminate candidates. That’s what this individual tried to do” Assistant US Attorney John Shipley told the judge. Routh’s new defense attorney, Martin L. Roth, argued that “at the moment of truth, he chose not to pull the trigger.” The judge pushed back, noting Routh’s history of arrests, to which Roth said, “He’s a complex person, I’ll give the court that, but he has a very good core.” Story continues below this ad Routh had multiple previous felony convictions, including possession of stolen goods, and a large …



