Ryan W. Routh, the deranged activist who tried to assassinate Donald Trump during the 2024 election cycle, received a sentence of life in prison on Wednesday.
The Tampa Free Press reported that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon handed down the sentence for Routh today, in the same courtroom where he received his guilty verdict five months ago. At the time of the guilty verdict, Routh reportedly tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen.
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The charges against Routh added up to five federal counts in connection with his attempt to shoot then-GOP candidate Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. Cannon sentenced Routh to an additional seven years for a firearm conviction on top of the
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