The man was convicted of trying to assassinate Trump at his stadium in Florida Golf

A man accused of attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump was condemned last year at the Golf Stadium in Florida on Tuesday.

The jury consisting of five men and seven women found that Ryan Roth is guilty of all the charges he faces after two hours of deliberations.

While the jury was on their way out of the courtroom, Roth grabbed a pen and tried to stab himself in the neck. The guards gathered, took him and took him out of the court.

After a few minutes, Roth returned inward. He no longer wears a jacket and tie, and was restricted. There were no signs of blood on his shirt.

The judge said that Roth will be sentenced to December 18. He faces life imprisonment.

Defend

Ruth was accused of an attempt to assassinate a major presidential candidate, and has a firearm in promoting the crime of violence, attacking a federal officer, possession of a firearm and ammunition as condemned crimes and possession of a firearm with a limited serial number. He admitted that he was not guilty of charges and defended himself in court.

Prosecutors said that Ruth spent weeks conspiring to kill Trump before targeting a gun through bushes, as the Republicans played the golf on September 15, 2024, in his country club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Ruth told the jury in his final argument that he did not intend to kill anyone on that day.

“It is difficult for me to believe that a crime happened if the trigger is never withdrawn,” Ruth said. He pointed out that he could see Trump because he was on the road towards the sixth green in the golf course and said that he could also shoot a secret service agent he faced if he intended to harm anyone.

Ruth did not witness

Ruth, 59, practiced his constitutional right not to testify to his defense. His case rested Monday morning after interrogating only three witnesses – a firearms expert and two witnesses – for a total of about three hours.

On the other hand, the prosecutors spent seven days in the interrogation of 38 witnesses.

Prosecutor Bam Bondi said in a publication on X that the conviction ruling “clarifies the obligation of the Ministry of Justice to punish those who participate in political violence.”

“This was not only an attempt to assassinate the attack on our president, but was an insult to our nation,” Bondi said.

American boycott judge, Eileen Cannon, asked Ruth to represent himself after two sessions in July. The United States Supreme Court considered that the criminal defendants have the right to represent themselves in the court’s procedures, as long as they can show a judge that they are eligible to give up their right to defend them by a lawyer.

The former defense lawyer in Ruth has served as a lawyer for preparation since he took his defense and was present during the past two weeks.

The second attempt against Trump

With the narration of what happened at the Golf Stadium, a secret service agent witnessed earlier in the trial that he had monitored Ruth before Trump appeared. The client said that Ruth was aiming at his rifle to the agent, who opened the fire, causing Ruth to drop his weapon and flee without firing a bullet.

The law enforcement obtained the help of those who witnessed that he saw a person fleeing the area after hearing gunshots. Then the witness was transferred in a police helicopter to the near highway where Ruth was arrested, and the witness said he confirmed that he was the person he saw.

Besides federal charges, Ruth also acknowledged that he was not guilty of state charges of terrorism and attempted murder.

Just nine weeks ago, Trump escaped an attempt to his life while he was in Bater, Pennsylvania. This gunman released eight shots, with a single bullet that sponsors Trump’s ear. Then the armed was shot by the secret service meter sniper.