Ryan Wesley Routh — the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump — made his first appearance in federal court on Monday. Routh was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

Ryan Wesley Routh has been criminally charged in federal court, and state charges are expected to come shortly, for his alleged attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sunday. Routh made his initial court appearance Monday at a federal courthouse in West Palm Beach,