By
Greg Allen
This courtroom sketch shows Secret Service agent Robert Fercano holding up the weapon found in the bushes during opening statements Sept. 11, 2025 in the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Ryan Routh, the man charged in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump last year, rested his case on Monday after only a few hours of presenting his own defense and calling three witnesses.
Federal prosecutors rested their case Friday after spending seven days presenting 38 witnesses who detailed what they say was Routh's planned attack against the then-presidential candidate as he golfed at his West Palm Beach club on September 15, 2024. Routh has pleaded not guilty to all five counts.
