Trump would-be assassin ordered detained without bail until trial

Published September 23, 2024 3:20pm ET



A judge decided Monday that Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, will stay in prison while he awaits his trial after he was charged with two gun felonies in connection to a foiled assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

Magistrate Judge Ryon McCabe ruled during a hearing in Florida that the defendant will remain behind bars without the option to pay bail, according to Routh’s court docket. Routh was represented by two public defense attorneys for the hearing.

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