In fact a Secert Service agent saw a rifle barrel and shot at that….
The suspect did NOT FIRE the rifle…..
And is NOT being charged as such in the first appearance before a judge…..
The agent did NOT hit the suspect with his fire…..
The suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, fled the scene…
And was arrested 45 minutes later…
It appears the suspect was sequestered on the property for as long as 12 hours……
The suspect IS well known in the media….
And has a criminal record…
Authorities said the suspect did not fire a shot and never had a clear line of sight to shoot Trump.
A Secret Service agent protecting Trump, the Republican nominee in the November election, was walking the perimeter of the course Sunday when he saw a gun poking out of the tree line near where Trump was golfing and fired in that direction. No one was injured.
Law enforcement officials Monday charged 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh as a felon illegally possessing a gun — a charge that allows authorities to keep him in custody while they continue to investigate his motives and actions, and try to determine whether he had any accomplices. Routh fled and left behind his phone, a loaded SKS-style rifle with a scope, two bags and food, according to the complaint….
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Once the Secret Service agent fired his weapon, a witness saw the suspect fleeing Trump’s golf course, the complaint states. About 45 minutes after that, local law enforcement pulled the suspect over as he was speeding north along Interstate 95.
When officers pulled him over, they asked if he understood why he was being stopped, according to the complaint. The suspect allegedly responded that he understood……
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While the initial charges do not accuse the suspect of trying to kill Trump, the ongoing investigation could result in additional charges. Charging him with an attempted assassination could be complicated by the fact that the suspect never fired his weapon on Sunday, making it even more critical for investigators to gather any available evidence about his intentions and state of mind. If the case is determined to be an attempted assassination, it would be the second one on Trump in less than 10 weeks.
After Biden give the Secret Service ‘props’…
Trump decides to follow….
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
I would like to thank everyone for your concern and well wishes – It was certainly an interesting day! Most importantly, I want to thank the U.S. Secret Service, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his Office of brave and dedicated Patriots, and, all of Law Enforcement, for the incredible job done today at Trump International in keeping me, as the 45th President of the United States, and the Republican Nominee in the upcoming Presidential Election, SAFE. THE JOB DONE WAS ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING. I AM VERY PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!