Fox News’s Danamarie Nichol reported that Routh’s violent outburst occurred while the verdict was being read.
Routh was then dragged out of the courtroom and shackled at the waist and ankles. U.S. marshals then returned him to the bench.
Routh’s daughter, Sarah, reportedly also erupted at the news of her father’s verdict, promising in an expletive-laden tirade that she would find a way to free him.
Authorities accused the 59-year-old construction worker of building a sniper’s nest in the bushes beside Trump’s Palm Beach golf course.
When the Secret Service spotted Routh’s rifle, they shot at him, chased, and arrested him.
Routh, who has not been diagnosed with any mental illness, represented himself in court.
“This attempted assassination was not only an attack on our President, but an affront to our very nation itself.”. »