Guilty Verdict in Trumps Assassination Case leads to Court Drama

Ryan Routh, the man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump in September 2024, began stabbing himself in the neck with a pen on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, after being found guilty on all charges. 
 

The chaos unfolded in a Florida courtroom after jurors reached a unanimous verdict in the case. 
 

Routh, 59, was caught by authorities during a manhunt in Palm Beach, Florida, last year after Secret Service agents spotted him in some bushes outside of one of Trump’s golf courses as the Republican played a round.
 

A gun and a camera were found at the scene where Routh fled. After the verdict was read, Routh began stabbing at his neck with a pen. 
 

 
His daughter, Sarah Ellen Routh, also reportedly began screaming expletives in the courtroom before crying and storming out of the building. She was later filmed sobbing and running past cameras as she left. 

 
Routh’s son, Adam Routh, was also spotted leaving the courtroom after the guilty verdict. 
 

Routh was found guilty of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, felony possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer.
 

Routh faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. His sentencing is expected on December 18. 
 

Trump congratulated Attorney General Pam Bondi and her department after the conviction. 
 

“The trial was meticulously handled, and I would like to thank the Judge and Jury for their time, professionalism, and patience,” the president said in a statement. 
 

“This was an evil man with an evil intention, and they caught him.”