"The jury of five men and seven women found Ryan Routh guilty on all counts that he was facing after about two hours of deliberation. The jurors were on their way out of the courtroom after the verdict was announced when Routh grabbed a pen off a desk and tried to stab himself in the neck. As marshals were dragging him from the courtroom, Routh's daughter Sara Routh began screaming, "Dad I love you, don't do anything. I'll get you out. He didn't hurt anybody.""
"She continued screaming as her father was taken from the courtroom, saying the case against him was rigged. She went outside the courthouse, where she waited by a guard gate for her father to be driven away. Back inside the courtroom, Routh was brought back before the judge. He was no longer wearing a jacket and tie, and was shackled. There were no signs of blood on his shirt. The judge announced Routh will be sentenced on Dec. 18 at 9:30 a.m. He faces life in prison."
Ryan Routh was convicted on all counts by a 12-member jury after roughly two hours of deliberation. As jurors exited, Routh grabbed a pen and tried to stab himself in the neck before marshals restrained him. His daughter loudly protested that he hadn’t hurt anyone and called the case rigged. Routh was returned to the courtroom shackled and without his jacket; no blood was visible. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 18, when he faces life in prison. Routh had been charged with plotting to kill Donald Trump at a September 15, 2024, golf outing and defended himself at trial.
Read at Irish Independent
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