Assassination Plot Foiled: Man Charged in Attempt on Donald Trump’s Life

Ryan Routh, 58, was charged with two gun crimes after allegedly planning to kill former President Donald Trump near his Florida golf course. He wrote a letter offering a bounty on Trump's life and had a list of Trump's appearances. Authorities are investigating the incident as an attempted assassination.

Ryan Routh, a 58-year-old man, has been charged with two gun crimes after he allegedly attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump near his Florida golf course. According to U.S. prosecutors, Routh wrote a letter months earlier detailing an assassination attempt and offering a bounty on Trump's life.

The incident took place on Sept. 15 when Routh was allegedly spotted with a rifle near Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach. He didn't fire any shots and was found to have a list of Trump's scheduled appearances in his car. Routh is scheduled to appear in court for a hearing where prosecutors will argue to keep him in jail until his trial.

Authorities discovered ammunition, a metal pipe, and a handwritten letter in a box handed over by a civilian witness. Routh, a convicted felon, has a history of criminal offenses and was living in Hawaii before the incident. The FBI is investigating the case as an attempted assassination ahead of the November 5 presidential election.

(With inputs from agencies.)