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Authorities have charged 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, the man accused of trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sunday (September 15), with federal counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
Additional charges could be filed as the investigation continues.
During a brief hearing on Monday, Routh said he has no money but does own two trucks in Hawaii worth about $1,000 each. He also said that he has a 25-year-old son.
He will remain jailed and is due back in court on September 23 for a bond hearing.
Routh was taken into custody on Sunday after Secret Service agents noticed a rifle barrel sticking out of a fence near
Routh was detained after the Secret Service spotted a rifle barrel sticking out of a fence along the perimeter of Trump International Golf Course West Palm Beach, where Trump was golfing with a friend. Agents fired at Routh, and he fled the scene in a vehicle. Officers tracked the car, pulled him over, and arrested him without further incident.
“His facial affect was so flat. His demeanor was relaxed,” Sheriff William Snyder told CNN. “I honestly thought it looked like somebody that had just left the church picnic and was on his way home.
This is the second time that Trump has been the target of an assassination attempt. During a rally in Pennsylvania in July, a gunman fired several shots at Trump, with one of the bullets grazing his ear.