The alleged gunman who authorities say tried to kill former President Donald Trump on his golf course over the weekend appeared in shackles in federal court in Florida Monday morning.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was seen wearing dark prison scrubs with his hands and feet shackled ahead of his court appearance, CNN reported.
Federal prosecutors have not yet said what charges Routh will face.
Routh got within 300 to 500 yards of Trump at a chain link fence on the edge of his Palm Beach golf course Sunday afternoon while armed with an AK-style assault rifle, authorities say.
A Secret Service agent who was one hole ahead of Trump on the golf course spotted the rifle poking through the fence and opened fire.
Authorities said Routh had a scope on the rifle, backpacks and a GoPro camera set up to film the shooting, officials said.
The suspect fled and was arrested on I-95 a short time later.
Despite the attempt on Trump’s life in July, his security detail is lighter since he isn’t a sitting president, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw explained on Sunday.
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