More and more is being uncovered about Ryan Wesley Routh, the man who allegedly intended to assassinate former president Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday.
As RedState’s Nick Arama reported, this wasn’t the first time Routh had tangled with the law. He had priors in North Carolina, including “possession of weapons of mass destruction, carrying a concealed gun, hit and run, possession of stolen goods and resisting law enforcement, among other charges.”
Routh’s neighbor in North Carolina described him as “a little cuckoo” and recalled “a lot of people were afraid” of the would-be assassin. Routh’s son, however, painted a different picture of his father, saying:
“He’s not a violent person,” Oran Routh also said. “He’s a hard worker and a great dad. He’s a great dude, a nice guy and has worked his whole f–king life.”
The younger Routh also offered some…
