Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the shooting at Trump’s golf club, appeared in federal court in Florida Monday morning.

According to Daily Mail, his hands and feet were in shackles.

“Ryan Wesley Routh just appeared in a federal court in West Palm Beach. Two charges, per @SooRinKimm who was inside the courtroom,” ABC News reporter Katherine Faulders said.

The charges included:

1: Possession of firearm as a convicted felon

2: Possession of firearm with obliterated serial number

Per Daily Mail:

The 58-year-old walked in wearing dark prison scrubs as he awaits charges from federal prosecutors for the alleged assassination plot on the former president.

Secret Service opened fire on Routh in West Palm Beach after they spotted the muzzle of his AK-47 poking through a fence at Trump International Golf Club while the Republican nominee was playing a round.

“Ryan Wesley Routh — suspect police say tried to kill Former President Trump — was just in Federal court. Charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number,” NewsNation senior national correspondent Brian Entin said.

CNBC reports:

The man, 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, appeared in shackles and dark blue jail attire before magistrate Judge Ryon McCabe, NBC News reported.

He appeared unbothered and nonchalant as he sat with a public defender in the courtroom in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach, NBC reported.

Routh was arrested Sunday after U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire near Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach while the Republican nominee was playing a round.

An agent spotted a rifle with a scope in the bushes and fired multiple shots, causing the person holding the weapon to flee the area in a black Nissan, officials said at a news conference Sunday. Routh was arrested in a neighboring county.

A rifle, two backpacks and a GoPro camera were recovered near the golf course, officials said.

 

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