Overview
- U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon imposed life in prison plus seven years after a 90-minute hearing in Fort Pierce, Florida.
- Routh was convicted in September on five counts, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
- Prosecutors cited extensive premeditation, surveillance of Trump’s movements, and writings that showed no remorse as grounds for the maximum sentence.
- Evidence included an SKS/AK-style rifle with a scope, body‑armor plates, multiple phones, a camera pointed at the course, and phone pings near Trump sites.
- Routh represented himself at trial, attempted self-harm after the guilty verdict, later retained counsel for sentencing, and his attorney said he will appeal.