Video of the moment Donald Trump’s alleged would-be assassin Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested has been released by cops.
Routh, 58, is seen struggling with officers with his shirt and arms over his head after he was surrounded by law enforcement on a road about 50 miles from West Palm Beach, Florida.
He was stopped on Sunday morning just over an hour after he allegedly pointed a rifle through a fence to try and kill the former president while he was playing golf.
Police were able to track him down after a witness saw him fleeing the scene in a stolen black Nissan SUV, and shared his license plate with police.
In the video, Routh is wearing a bright orange short-sleeved t-shirt and dark sunglasses.
He seemed extremely calm under the circumstances as armed law enforcement officials barked orders at him – to keep his hands up and walk slowly back toward them.
Police released a picture of the suspect with a chilling smile as he was walked briskly into the patrol car once he was detained.
New details emerged on Monday that Routh could have been in the bushes by the golf course for 12 hours before the terrifying attempt on the former president’s life.
An officer is heard in the body cam footage shouting instructions at Routh: ‘Driver, take two steps to your right. Take two steps to your right. Driver, walk straight back. Keep walking.’
Police then grabbed Routh, who was holding his t-shirt in an awkward position raised up above his head. When officers apprehended their suspect, Routh drop his shirt back onto his body.
Trump, 78, was unharmed and rushed to safety by Secret Service in another close call less than two months after he was shot in the ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Routh wore black prison scrubs and had his hand and feet shackled as he walked into the Paul G Rogers Federal Courthouse on Monday morning.
The hearing was eight minutes and Routh was charged on two counts: possession of a firearm while a convicted felon; and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
It’s unclear where Routh obtained the rifle, especially since it is not a firearm that is available for purchase in Florida.
The criminal charging documents released on Monday reveal that Routh was perched around the course starting at 1:59 a.m. on Sunday through 1:31 p.m. – when he fled the scene.
This new information suggests that Routh was staking out the location and somehow had advance knowledge that the former president would be golfing there on Sunday.
The video comes hours after law enforcement released a new photo of the suspected gunman grinning with his stomach exposed.
Routh was arrested in Martin County on Sunday, about 50 miles from the scene of the golf course shooting.
The suspect provided routine information to court officials during the Monday haering.
Those in the room report that Routh spoke in a soft voice and said he makes around $3,000 per month. He says he has no savings, real estate or assets beside his two trucks, which are located in Hawaii and he claims are worth about $1,000.
Routh says he sometimes helps support his 25-year-old son.