Martin County, Florida, Sheriff Will Snyder said on Monday that federal authorities are “laser-focused” on whether the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sunday is “part of a conspiracy.”
Snyder, who oversees the county where suspected would-be assassin Ryan Routh was arrested, held a press conference Monday morning and answered questions about the early stages of the investigation into the assassination attempt on Trump. The sheriff said that Routh doesn’t have any ties to Martin County and is not from the area, which “raises [a] bigger question.”
“How does a guy from not here get all the way to Trump International, realize that the former president of the United States is golfing, and is able to get a rifle in that vicinity?” Snyder asked. “I think that’s the question the FBI, the Secret Service are laser-focused on…