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Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, Charged with Firearms Offenses at Trump International Golf Course
In a shocking turn of events, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii, has been charged with firearms offenses related to an incident at the exclusive Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on September 15.
According to allegations in the criminal complaint, a Secret Service agent walking the golf course perimeter saw what appeared to be a rifle poking out of the tree line. After the agent fired a service weapon in the direction of the rifle, a witness saw Routh fleeing the area of the tree line.
Routh was later apprehended by officers from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The complaint alleges that in the area of the tree line from which Routh fled, agents found a digital camera, a backpack, a loaded SKS-style rifle with a scope and a black plastic bag containing food.
The serial number on the rifle was obliterated, a clear violation of firearms laws. Routh was convicted of felonies in North Carolina in December 2002 and March 2010, making him a prohibited possessor of firearms.
The FBI is leading the ongoing investigation, with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Secret Service providing assistance. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida and the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division are prosecuting the case.
Routh made his initial appearance today before Magistrate Judge Ryon M. McCabe in the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach. A detention hearing has been scheduled for September 23.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation, and Routh is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The investigation remains ongoing, and further details will be released as more information becomes available.
Key Facts
- State: Hawaii
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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