https://www.scmp.com/rss/523551/feed The latest news and top stories on Ryan Routh. He is currently on trial, facing federal and state charges for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump in September 2024. Routh, 59, has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and firearm violations. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, US President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the US Secret Service. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House when the breach occurred around 1.30am. The man had a fuel can and a shotgun, authorities said. Investigators identified him as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of North Carolina, according to a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344275/us-secret-service-kills-armed-man-entering-trumps-mar-lago?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344275/us-secret-service-kills-armed-man-entering-trumps-mar-lago?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:03:48 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A man convicted of trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison. US District Judge Aileen Cannon pronounced Ryan Routh’s fate in the same Fort Pierce courtroom that erupted into chaos in September when he tried to stab himself shortly after jurors found him guilty on all counts. Prosecutors had asked for life without parole, saying Routh was unrepentant and had never apologised. A defence lawyer brought in for his... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342430/ryan-routh-who-tried-shoot-trump-florida-golf-course-gets-life-prison?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342430/ryan-routh-who-tried-shoot-trump-florida-golf-course-gets-life-prison?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:16:54 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen shortly after being found guilty of all counts on Tuesday. Officers quickly swarmed him and dragged him out of the courtroom. The jury of five men and seven women found Ryan Routh guilty on all counts that he was facing after about two hours of deliberation. The jurors were on their way out of the courtroom after the verdict was announced when Routh grabbed a pen off... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326599/ryan-routh-found-guilty-trying-assassinate-trump-florida-golf-club?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326599/ryan-routh-found-guilty-trying-assassinate-trump-florida-golf-club?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:13:19 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A man on trial for trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course declined to testify on Monday as part of a defence in which he is representing himself. Ryan Routh wrapped up his case before lunch after questioning a firearms expert and two character witnesses for three hours in the morning. US District Judge Aileen Cannon asked if Routh wanted to testify himself and he said: “I will not testify.” Closing arguments are scheduled for Tuesday morning and... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326449/man-accused-trying-assassinate-trump-florida-rests-his-case-without-testifying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326449/man-accused-trying-assassinate-trump-florida-rests-his-case-without-testifying?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:40:37 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf last year in South Florida stood before a group of potential jurors in a Florida courtroom on Monday and said he was “sorry for bringing you all in here”. Ryan Routh is representing himself in the trial that began with jury selection on Monday in the federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida. “Thank you for being here,” Routh told the first group of 60 jurors who were brought into the courtroom after US District Judge... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3324809/man-accused-trying-assassinate-trump-apologises-potential-jurors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3324809/man-accused-trying-assassinate-trump-apologises-potential-jurors?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:09:16 +0000