Federal grand jury indicts Ryan Routh for attempting to assassinate Trump.

An indictment has been handed down against the suspect accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump earlier this month.

On September 15, 2020, at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, Ryan Routh was indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami for attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump.

The attempted assassination of former President Trump by Ryan Routh poses a threat to everything our country stands for, and the Department of Justice will do everything in its power to bring Routh to justice, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland stated in a release following the indictment.

We will not tolerate violence that threatens our democracy, and we will bring those responsible to justice.

Routh is accused of attempting to fire a rifle at the former president on the Trump golf course, which is the second attempt on Trump's life this year.

He is being charged with attempted assassination of a presidential candidate.

On Monday, Magistrate Judge Ryon McCabe approved the government's request to keep Routh in custody until the charges are resolved at a hearing in Florida. Routh, dressed in a blue prison uniform and restrained by his hands and feet, showed interest and concentration during the proceedings.

The Justice Department requested the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida to keep Routh in pretrial detention prior to the court proceeding. McCabe stated that federal prosecutors met their burden and the weight of the evidence was strong.

The attempted assassination of the former President at his golf course was a direct attack on our democracy, according to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. She stated that political violence has no place in this country, emphasizing that it was unacceptable then, now, and forever.

She stated that the charges today demonstrate the Department's commitment to utilizing all available resources to safeguard public officials and prosecute those who endanger them to the fullest extent of the law.

During the years 1980 to 2010, Routh had over a hundred encounters with law enforcement, accumulating charges that ranged from writing bad checks to felony firearms possession, possession of a stolen vehicle, and multiple counts of possessing a weapon of mass destruction.

This report was contributed to by Christina Coulter, Greg Norman, Louis Casiano, and Jake Gibson from Planet Chronicle Digital.