Prosecutors Request Indefinite Delay in Trump Assassination Attempt Trial

Prosecutors have consulted with Ryan Routh’s defense attorneys, who do not object to the government’s request, according to the filing.

U.S. citizen Ryan Wesley Routh sticking up national flags of the countries helping Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 23, 2022. U.S. media said it was Routh who was arrested after Secret Service agents "opened fire on a gunman" carrying an AK-47 style rifle near the boundary of Donald Trump's Florida golf course where the former president was golfing on Sept. 15, 2024. SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images

Federal prosecutors asked a Florida judge on Oct. 2 for an indefinite delay in scheduling the trial for the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course last month, citing the large amount of evidence that they still need to sift through.

Ryan Routh, 58, appeared in federal court on Sept. 30 in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal police officer, and felony weapons charges.