(Daily Mail) Neighbors of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf club described him as ‘a little cuckoo’, and claim he left everyone on the street terrified.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, is in custody after he allegedly pointed an AK-47 at the former president as he played at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach on Sunday afternoon.
The suspect was found unarmed while a backpack, GoPro camera and AK-47 style rifle were discovered at the scene once he fled.
His home in North Carolina was raided late Sunday night and a pickup truck with a Biden-Harris bumper sticker was found outside his Hawaii home.
A woman who lived next door to Routh in North Carolina described the registered Democrat as unusual and revealed she was not shocked to learn that guns were involved.
‘I mean I didn’t think he would go that far. I knew he was a little cuckoo, but assassinating the president? I mean he’s going to be going away for a long time,’ the anonymous neighbor told Fox 8.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, is in custody after he allegedly pointed an AK-47 at the former president while he was playing golf on Sunday
Routh has a Biden-Harris sticker on a white pickup truck sitting in the driveway of his Hawaii home
A neighbor described the registered Democrat as unusual and was not shocked to learn that guns were involved
She added: ‘I just can’t believe it. I mean, if I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I mean the pictures and stuff and all, then I wouldn’t be able to believe that.’
The concerned neighbor said she has seen guns in his home over the years but never expected him to be involved in something like this.
‘I’ve seen the guns myself and all, and, yeah, they had a lot of guns and stuff over there, and, yeah, a lot of people were afraid of him back in the day,’ the woman said.
‘I thought he was just living the life in Hawaii with the girlfriend and all, so for him to be assassinating the president, that’s just crazy.’
Her comments come as photos show a Biden-Harris sticker on a white pickup truck sitting in the driveway of Routh’s Hawaii home.
His son, Oran Routh, said his father moved to Hawaii from North Carolina a few years back and was living with his longtime girlfriend.
In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, Oran claimed his dad is not a violent person and couldn’t believe his father would target the president.
‘This was the first I heard about it,’ the 35-year-old said upon realizing his dad’s involvement. ‘Was my father shot or injured?’
He said his father hates Trump as ‘every reasonable person does’, adding ‘I don’t like Trump either.’
Oran said: ‘He’s my dad and all he’s had is couple traffic tickets, as far as I know. That’s crazy. I know my dad and love my dad, but that’s nothing like him.
‘He said he was at the beach, but I thought that meant the outer banks in Hawaii. I didn’t ask him for more information because we’ve had a falling out. We’ve grown apart.’
He wouldn’t explain the nature of their ‘falling out,’ but still spoke highly of his father.
‘He’s not a violent person,’ he said. ‘He’s a hard worker and a great dad. He’s a great dude, a nice guy and has worked his whole f**king life.’
For the second time in just over two months, someone had come dangerously close to killing the 45th president of the United States
Routh ran into his vehicle from the trees, but was spotted by a witness who snapped a picture of his vehicle
A woman who lived next door to Routh in North Carolina described him as ‘a little cuckoo’
Trump was rushed to safety on Sunday after multiple shots were fired in his vicinity while he was playing golf at his club in West Palm Beach
The former president was rushed to safety on Sunday once his security detail fired multiple shots in his vicinity upon noticing Routh’s gun.
Officials said U.S. Secret Service agents spotted a rifle barrel sticking out of the bushes two holes ahead of where Trump was golfing.
Routh ran into his vehicle from the trees, but was spotted by a witness who snapped a picture of his vehicle – a black Nissan – which included the license plate.
Real estate investor and New York City landlord Steve Witkoff was Trump’s golfing buddy on Sunday, sources told DailyMail.com.
Martin County Sherriff William D. Snyder said Routh ‘was not displaying a lot of emotions’ when police arrested him.
Snyder added that the suspected shooter was ‘relatively calm’ and ‘never asked’ why he was being detained.
Routh was convicted in 2002 of possessing a weapon of mass destruction, per online North Carolina Department of Adult Correction records but could not provide details about the case.
He is a registered Democrat and donated at least 19 times between September 2019 and March 2020 to the Democratic political action committee ActBlue, Federal Election Commission filings revealed.
The donations totaled more than $140 and were earmarked for individual 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidates including Andrew Yang, Tom Steyer and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Routh, a registered Democrat, was convicted in 2002 of possessing a weapon of mass destruction
