The suspect “did not shoot”, announces the Secret Service

Suspect arrested in investigation into alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump “did not shoot”said the acting director of the Secret Service on Monday, September 16. Spotted by an agent who saw that he was armed and opened fire on him, “The suspect, who had no line of sight on the former president, fled. He did not shoot.”said Ronald Rowe. An investigation has been opened into the events, which occurred while the former US president was on the course of his golf club in Florida.

“We have no information at this time that he acted with the help of anyone else.”said the FBI agent in charge of the investigation, Jeffrey Veltri. “The suspect was not even about to fire a shot and we apprehended him and brought him to justice”said West Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw. According to the findings from his phone’s location, he spent nearly 12 hours near Donald Trump’s golf club before being spotted.

Presented before a judge on Monday, Ryan Wesley Routh, a 58-year-old pro-Ukrainian American whom AFP interviewed in 2022 in Kiev where he had gone to support the Ukrainian people, was served with charges of illegal possession of a weapon due to his criminal record and possession of a weapon with an obliterated serial number. In addition to these charges, which carry maximum sentences of 15 years and five years in prison respectively, he is expected to face other prosecutions. His next appearance, on his continued detention, has been set for September 23 and his formal indictment a week later.