Threatening the life of major political candidate could lead to a life sentence.
A prosecutor for the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed on Monday that the department plans to charge the suspect found stalking former President Donald Trump in Florida with attempting to assassinate a political candidate.
Suspect Ryan Routh was arrested on September 15, shortly after a Secret Service agent spotted him holding a rifle while the former president was golfing at his West Palm Beach golf club. Since then, the Justice Department discovered that Routh had been stalking former President Trump for about a month and had written a document months prior calling for an assassination attempt on the presidential candidate.
Routh was arrested on two firearm-related charges, but prosecutors will request that a grand jury add an attempted assassination charge to his case. If Routh is convicted of an attempted assassination, he will likely face a life sentence in prison.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For God to safeguard the lives of all the presidential candidates, particularly former President Trump after this second assassination attempt was thwarted.
- For wisdom and vigilance for the Secret Service agents as they guard the president, former presidents, and presidential candidates.
- For DOJ officials to be prudent in their approach to prosecuting the suspect.
Sources: Reuters, AP News, Politico
