New and disturbing details were revealed Monday in the case against Ryan Routh, who allegedly armed himself with a rifle and GoPro camera and lurked behind a chain link fence at Trump International Golf Club on Sunday, September 15th, to try and assassinate GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
According to a Dept. of Justice filing released earlier ahead of a pre-trial detention hearing, Routh was positioned “directly in line with the 6th hole” when the Secret Service agent spotted him.
The former president had been playing the 5th hole at the time.
“The Agent then observed a long black object protruding through the fence and realized the object was the barrel of a rifle aimed directly at him.” Soon after, the agent engaged Routh, who fled the scene, leaving behind evidence of his alleged crime.
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