Trump shooting suspect Ryan Wesley Routh is charged with attempted assassination | 24 Sept 2024 | The man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump on his Florida golf course earlier this month has been indicted on federal charges. Ryan Routh, 58, was hit with the charge in federal court Tuesday morning, a little over a week removed from the failed assassination on the prominent political candidate. He had already been facing two gun-related charges after cops said he pointed a rifle through a fence at Trump's golf club in West Palm Beach, where he is now being tried. The indictment came during the suspect's second day in court, after the Justice Department asked a grand jury on Monday to approve the more serious attempted assassination charge, which carries a max sentence of life in prison. Routh previously faced 20 years, after staking out the aspiring two-term president for 12 hours, feds said.