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The suspected gunman was stopped about 45 minutes after he fled Trump's golf course, court documents said.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Body camera footage posted on Facebook Monday shows the arrest of the man suspected in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The video posted by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office shows Ryan Routh walking backward with his hands over his head on the side of a road before being handcuffed and led away by law enforcement.
According to authorities, Routh on Sunday afternoon pointed a rifle with a scope into former President Trump’s golf club and then fled after Secret Service agents shot at him.
No injuries were reported.
According to the federal prosecutors' complaint, cell phone records show that Routh was in the area of the golf course tree line for about 12 hours, from approximately 1:59 a.m. until 1:31 p.m. on Sunday.
He was stopped about 45 minutes after he fled the golf course, court documents said.
Officials added that Routh answered in the affirmative when officers asked him if he knew why he was being stopped.
The license plate on the Nissan SUV in which Routh was stopped was registered to a 2012 Ford truck that has been reported stolen, according to authorities.
Routh had his first appearance in federal court on Monday morning.
During an eight-minute hearing, prosecutors levied two charges against him: possessing a firearm despite a prior felony conviction and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
Officials said Routh could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted on the first charge, and a possible five-year sentence on the second charge.
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