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Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024

Published: 04 Feb 2026 - 09:19 pm | Last Updated: 04 Feb 2026 - 09:22 pm
(FILES) This booking photo obtained on September 19, 2024 from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's office in Florida, shows the mugshot of Ryan Wesley Routh, 58. (Photo by Handout / Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office / AFP)

(FILES) This booking photo obtained on September 19, 2024 from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's office in Florida, shows the mugshot of Ryan Wesley Routh, 58. (Photo by Handout / Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office / AFP)

AFP

Fort Pierce, United States: A man who plotted to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September 2024, two months before the US election, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.

Ryan Routh, 59, had been found guilty in September of five charges, including attempted assassination of a presidential candidate.