Overview

• The federal jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, found Routh guilty of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer, and multiple firearms offenses.
• Prosecutors detailed weeks of planning supported by cellphone and location data, bank records, burner-phone purchases, DNA and fingerprint matches, and surveillance tying Routh to an SKS rifle with a defaced serial number.
• Evidence highlighted repeated reconnaissance of Trump International Golf Club, including numerous trips to the course and a rifle loaded with 19 rounds, with one in the chamber.
• A Secret Service agent testified he spotted Routh aiming from shrubbery, fired at him, and Routh dropped the weapon and fled without firing a shot before being arrested nearby.
• Routh represented himself, called a firearms expert and two character witnesses, declined to testify, and still faces separate state counts of terrorism and attempted murder.