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US judicial authorities announced that Ryan Roth, the suspect in the attempted shooting of presidential candidate Donald Trump in Florida, was officially charged yesterday with attempting to assassinate the former president.
Roth, 58, appeared before a judge in South Florida on Tuesday, where he was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon with a serial number erased.
That day, prosecutors announced they intended to seek an additional charge against Roth, the attempted assassination of the Republican billionaire.
Roth was arrested while trying to flee by car from the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach on September 15.
A Secret Service agent shot him after spotting a gun barrel in the trees surrounding the golf course, according to government documents filed in court.
The Justice Department said in a statement that the new indictment was issued late yesterday afternoon by a grand jury in Miami, Florida (southeast).
The case was randomly assigned to Judge Ellen Cannon, who in July ruled in favor of the former Republican president in another case.
Three more charges were added to the first two: attempted assassination of a presidential candidate, possession of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime, and assault on a federal agent. A federal judge ordered Roth to remain in custody the day before yesterday.
