Man accused of attempting to assassination Donald Trump appears in court | What we know now

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) Body camera footage posted on Facebook Monday shows the arrest of the man suspected in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The video posted by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office shows Ryan Routh walking backward with his hands over his head on the side of a road before being handcuffed and led away by law enforcement. According to authorities, Routh on Sunday afternoon pointed a rifle with a scope into former President Trump’s golf club and then fled after Secret Service agents shot at him. No injuries were reported. According to the federal prosecutors’ complaint, cell phone records show that Routh was in the area of the golf course tree line for about 12 hours, from approximately 1:59 a.m. until 1:31 p.m. on Sunday. He was stopped about 45 minutes after he fled the golf course, court documents said. READ MORE:
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