Feb 4, 2026, 8:10 p.mFeb 4, 2026, 8:10 p.m
The 59-year-old was sentenced at the Alto Lee Adams Sr. US Courthouse in Fort Pierce Florida.Image: keystone
According to media reports, a 59-year-old has been sentenced to life in prison for the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Judge Aileen M. Cannon also sentenced Ryan Routh to another seven years in prison for another charge – a weapons offense, as US broadcasters ABC News and NBC News reported. A jury had already found him guilty.
The man was arrested in Florida in 2024 because he is said to have prepared an assassination attempt on the then Republican presidential candidate Trump, who is now US President. The Secret Service shot and killed an armed man hiding in the bushes at Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach. He didn’t fire a bullet himself – instead he fled, but was arrested a short time later and ultimately charged. He denied the crimes and represented himself in court. (sda/dpa)