Ryan Routh had allegedly tried to shoot the Republican presidential candidate
The Martin County, Florida sheriff’s office has released body camera footage of the arrest of Ryan Wesley Routh, who allegedly planned to shoot US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Routh, 58, was arrested on Sunday afternoon. He had positioned himself in the bushes of the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, waiting for the former president to come by, when Secret Service agents spotted him and opened fire.
Deputies caught up with Routh on a nearby highway and detained him without incident.
Only 18 seconds of the video have been made public, but they show the deputies instructing Routh to walk backwards in their direction. The suspect has his hands in the air and a t-shirt over his head.
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw has previously shared photos of Routh’s apparent hideout, showing an “AK-47-style” assault rifle with a scope, a GoPro camera, and two backpacks filled with ceramic tiles, hanging on a nearby fence.
At a press conference on Monday, US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Markenzy Lapointe revealed that the weapon was actually an older “SKS-style” rifle, with its serial number erased.
Routh has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obstructed serial number, both federal crimes.