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Alleged Gunman May Get 20 Years Despite Escaping Assassin Charge

LOCK HIM UP

Ryan Wesley Routh’s felony rap sheet includes multiple convictions in North Carolina among them a conviction for possessing a weapon of “mass death” 2002.

Lily Mae Lazarus
Lily Mae Lazarus 

Breaking News Intern

Ryan Wesley Routh is arrested in connected with an alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump on Sunday.
Martin County Sheriff’s Office
Lily Mae Lazarus

Lily Mae Lazarus

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