Secret Service chief says protection was textbook.
, never had the Republican presidential nominee in his sights and did not get off a single shot at the West Palm Beach golf course where he was allegedly lying in wait for nearly 12 hours, authorities said Monday.
According to the criminal complaint filed in the case, Routh's cellphone data tracked him near the tree line of the Trump International Golf Club as early as 1:59 a.m. ET on Sunday. When a judge asked Routh a series of questions to determine if he qualified for a public defender, Roth said he earns a monthly income of around $3,000, owns two trucks in Hawaii that are worth approximately $1,000 each, owns no real estate and has "zero" savings. He also informed the court that he has a 25-year-old son.In the area of the tree line where the suspect was seen, agents found a digital camera, two bags, including a backpack, and a loaded SKS-style 7.
Following the first assassination attempt on Trump on July 13, the Secret Service conducted security assessments of Trump's golf courses and implemented measures to bolster security, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. At the time, the Secret Service deemed the former president's golf course in Jupiter, Florida, a residential course with houses around it, unsafe for him to play on.
When a judge asked Routh a series of questions to determine if he qualified for a public defender, Roth said he earns a monthly income of around $3,000, owns two trucks in Hawaii that are worth approximately $1,000 each, owns no real estate and has "zero" savings. He also informed the court that he has a 25-year-old son.
The FBI is investigating Sunday's incident as an "attempted assassination." Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said at a news conference Sunday afternoon that the gunman was within 300 to 500 yards of Trump when he was spotted.Secret Service agents fired four to six rounds at him before he dropped his weapon and fled the scene in a vehicle. Witnesses reported the license plate number to authorities, and the suspect was stopped and detained.
Sources said three shell casings believed to be associated with the suspect's AK-47 were found on the scene, though investigators are still evaluating whether the suspect fired his weapon. The rifle and two backpacks containing a GoPro camera and ceramic tiles were recovered from the scene, Bradshaw said.
Sources familiar with the investigation said authorities are looking into whether Routh had grievances related to Trump's position on Ukraine. He also pleaded guilty in 2003 to stealing a state-issued identification card and, in 2010, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge. Routh was also repeatedly sued by construction contractors for attempting to write checks with insufficient funds.
Biden added, "America has suffered too many times the tragedy of an assassin's bullet. It solves nothing. It just tears apart. We must do everything we can to prevent it and never give it any oxygen."
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