President: ‘This was an evil man with an evil intention, and they caught him’
By Joe Kovacs
FORT PIERCE, Florida – Would-be assassin Ryan Routh tried stabbing himself in the neck Tuesday after a jury found him guilty on all charges in last year’s attempted murder of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Republican’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The verdict came just two hours after closing arguments Tuesday, as Routh acted as his own defense attorney on charges of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, assaulting a federal officer, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.