{UAH} What we know of Ryan Routh...the would be assassin

Campaign finance records show Routh has made 19 small political donations totalling around $140 (£106) since 2019 to ActBlue, a political action committee that supports Democratic candidates.

Although he appears to have supported the Democrats in recent years, it seems Routh voted for Mr Trump in the 2016 presidential election before changing his mind about him during his time in office.

Routh wrote in a social media post in June 2020: "While you were my choice in 2106 (sic), I and the world hoped that president Trump would be different and better than the candidate, but we all were greatly disappointment and it seems you are getting worse and devolving.

"I will be glad when you gone."

Previous brushes with the law

The Washington Post reports that public records show Routh faced criminal charges over two separate incidents in 2002 for possession of a weapon of mass destruction - which can refer to a machine gun.

He pleaded guilty to the first charge in April 2002, but no other details were publicly available, according to the newspaper.

The News & Record reported that later that year he was also charged after barricading himself in a United Roofing building in Greensboro for three hours, armed with a machine gun.

The incident began after he was pulled over for a traffic stop, but police eventually arrested him without incident.

In that case, he is said to have pleaded guilty to driving without a licence and registration, resisting a public officer and carrying a concealed firearm - while public records reportedly indicate the weapon of mass destruction charge was dropped.

It came years after he was featured in a profile by the News & Record newspaper in 1991 for his assistance in helping defend a woman against an alleged rapist.

Under the headline "Crimefighting pays", the then 25-year-old was described as a "super citizen" after being awarded a Law Enforcement Oscar by the Greensboro chapter of the International Union of Police Association.

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