Ryan Routh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Trump Assassination Attempt
Federal prosecutors sought a life sentence, saying that Routh had planned the shooting for months and did not express remorse for his actions.
Ryan Routh was arrested on suspicion of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sept. 15, 2024. Martin County Sheriff's Office via CNN
FORT PIERCE, Fla.—A federal judge on Feb. 4 sentenced Ryan Routh to life in prison for attempting in 2024 to assassinate President Donald Trump, then a presidential candidate.
Routh was also sentenced to seven years behind bars on a gun charge and received a $500 fine.
Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
