In a West Palm Beach, Florida, federal court, Ryan Routh entered a not-guilty plea to fresh accusations.
The man suspected of trying to kill former President Trump, Ryan Routh, entered a not-guilty plea to additional counts in federal court on Monday in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The accused would-be assassin entered a not-guilty plea to five charges, including assault on a federal official and attempted assassination of a presidential candidate, through his public defenders.
While accepting the plea, Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart mentioned that the defence had requested a jury trial.
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Routh’s public defenders and Reinhart took their places at the podium.
When Reinhart asked Routh whether he understood the allegations, he said, “Yes, your honor,” as the defence team declined to read the indictment aloud in court.
Routh had worn a brown jail jumpsuit and was cuffed. With his hands still in his handcuffs, he looked to be gesturing for something to write on. He nodded to the court sketch artist after noticing him.
In addition to the federal firearms accusations he appeared in court for last Monday, he is now facing additional counts.
Routh has already faced federal charges for illegally possessing a firearm as a felon and for having a rifle with a number scratched out. Last Monday, a federal court gave him an injunction to stay.
According to a court and federal prosecutors, Routh reportedly shadowed Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and the former president’s golf club in West Palm Beach for weeks, possibly plotting a vacation to Mexico.
On September 15, Routh is said to have stood outside Trump International Golf Club with a weapon for around twelve hours while Trump was playing golf. When Routh pointed a weapon through a fence, a Secret Service agent saw and opened fire. That day, Routh was apprehended after escaping.
