Man convicted of Trump assassination attempt sentenced to lifeRyan Routh, the man accused of hiding in the bushes of a Florida golf course with a semi-automatic rifle to try to assassinate Donald Trump less than two months before the 2024 US election that returned him to the presidency, was sentenced by a judge on Wednesday to life in prison. Routh, 59, was convicted by a jury last September of five criminal counts, including attempted assassination after serving as his own defense lawyer at trial. “It’s clear to me that you engaged in a premeditated, calculated plot to take a human life,” Cannon said. Prosecutors had recommended a life sentence while Routh had asked the judge, a Trump appointee, to impose a 27-year term. “Ryan Routh’s heinous attempted assassination of President Trump was not only an attack on our President — it was a direct assault against our entire democratic system,” Bondi said.

Source: Daily Nation February 05, 2026 07:17 UTC