New information about Ryan Routh, the man who was allegedly planning to assassinate Donald Trump, was released on Monday afternoon.
Routh embedded himself in a makeshift bunker where he camped out for twelve hours about 400 yards from the green where he was eventually spotted by Secret Service.
While Routh "did not have a line of sight" on Donald Trump from that distance and never fired his weapon, Secret Service agents who saw him pointing his AK-47 fired on him. Routh was able to escape, but was then caught without incident by law enforcement about 45 minutes later.
As law enforcement continues to investigate whether or not Routh acted alone, he was formally charged with federal gun crimes including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
Routh was also revealed to have a lengthy criminal record as well as a history of mental health issues.
U.S. Secret Service acting director Ronald Rowe said that the agency's newest protective measures, which were updated after the shooting incident at Trump's July 13th rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, are working.
Rowe said agents did their jobs to the letter when they noticed a man poking a rifle through the bushes at Trump’s golf course on Sunday. The trip to West Palm Beach wasn’t on Trump’s schedule, so they put together a security plan, “And that security plan worked out," said Rowe.
Ever the opportunist, Donald Trump was still scheduled to speak live on Twitter at 8 p.m. EDT Monday to launch his sons’ crypto platform scam.