BREAKING: Verdict Revealed For Would-Be Trump Assassin

A man accused of preparing to shoot and kill President Donald Trump at a golf course last year has been sentenced following jury deliberations that lasted just three hours.

Ryan Wesley Routh, the 59-year-old man arrested outside the Trump International Golf Club last August, was arrested after a brief car chase that resulted in authorities finding a high-caliber rifle and a note explaining his motivation for targeting the presidential candidate. Authorities say he was positioned with a rifle and shrouded by bushes in a “sniper’s nest” near the sixth hole when U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire, causing him to flee.

Routh represented himself at his trial in Fort Pierce, Florida, where he faced five charges: attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer, possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

U.S. attorneys rested their case after calling 38 witnesses, including one who claimed Routh was allegedly “stalking” Trump and had been collecting both “physical and electronic evidence.”

The two-week trial concluded before jurors went into deliberations, returning after three hours on Tuesday, declaring Routh guilty on all counts.

Evidence used against Routh included cellular data obtained from “burner phones,” which witnesses said Routh used to conceal the purchase of his rifle. A mountain of other evidence collected between August 14 and 15, 2024, including call logs, text messages, bank records, and video surveillance, CNN reported.

Kimberly McGreevy, an FBI supervisory special agent, told the juror that cellular data put Routh “in the vicinity” of the Trump golf course in the weeks leading up to his attempted assassination, including once on September 2 for 16 hours beginning at 4 a.m.

Prosecutors showed that some of the burner phones used by Routh were used to search for “Trump’s upcoming rallies” and “Palm Beach traffic cameras.”

The government also presented Routh’s plans for a fantastical escape, including three license plates, multiple aliases, and Google searches for “directions to Miami airport” and “flights to Mexico.” Other searches included “hospitals in the area” and instructions on “how to make a tourniquet.”

The day he was spotted, Routh texted a friend in Mexico, “I may see you Monday.”

Less than an hour before Routh was arrested on September 15, he texted his three children: His daughter Sarah at 12:55 p.m.: “Love you so much, you are the best daughter.” His son Adam at 12:56 p.m.: “You are so awesome dude, love you so much.” His son Orin also at 12:56 p.m.: “Love you so much, man. You are so brilliant.”

His son Orrin then wrote back, “Love you too, Dad. What’s up? Everything alright?”

Eyewitness Tommy McGee described how he spotted a “frantic and disheveled” man leaving the scene as alarms began to blare. He was present when Routh was arrested on Interstate 95.

During cross-examination, Routh said to McGee, “You’re a good man. You’re my hero. You’re an American hero.”