Overview
- Federal prosecutors will press for a life sentence at Wednesday’s hearing, arguing Routh plotted for months and has not accepted responsibility.
- Routh’s new attorney seeks roughly 27 years, including a mandatory seven-year gun term, urging a punishment that does not ensure he dies in prison.
- U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will sentence Routh in Fort Pierce after postponing a December date to allow him to obtain counsel for sentencing.
- A jury convicted Routh in September on five felonies, including attempting to kill a presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer, and multiple firearm offenses.
- Trial evidence showed a Secret Service agent spotted Routh with an SKS-style rifle, fired first as Routh fled without shooting, with investigators tying him to scouting, seized weapons, phone pings, and messages referencing Ukraine and a request for an RPG.