Moment cops arrest ‘would-be Trump assassin’

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Cops have revealed the dramatic moment that they arrested a suspected gunman in an apparent second attempt to assassinate ex-President Donald Trump.

The suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was surrounded by sheriff’s deputies on Sunday afternoon on a road about 50 miles from Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Body camera footage shows a sheriff’s deputy yelling: ‘Driver, take two steps to your right. Take two steps to your right,’ Driver, go straight back. Keep walking.’

Routh, wearing a pink shirt over his head and black sunglasses, appears backing up and following directions.

Body camera footage of Ryan Wesley Routh being arrested shows him with his shirt over his head and officials restraining his arms from behind
Body camera footage of Ryan Wesley Routh being arrested shows him with his shirt over his head and officials restraining his arms from behind (Picture: Martin County Sheriff’s Office)

A dog is heard barking and is restrained.

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