Trump "safe" after gunshots fired in Florida - Sources say armed individual intended to target Trump

[Offline4Better.]

Before getting in trouble with the law, he was recognized for helping police. Here's an article from 1991.

CRIMEFIGHTING PAYS\POLICE ORGANIZATION HONORS 'SUPER CITIZEN'

Ryan Routh isn't a super hero. He's just another guy who lives in Greensboro's Fisher Park area with a family he hopes to keep safe.

But what he did - fight and chase a suspected rapist and later assist police in an investigation - makes him a super citizen if not a super hero.For his efforts, Routh was awarded a Law Enforcement Oscar by the Greensboro chapter of the International Union of Police Association. A statue shaped like an Academy Award rests on the mantle of his living room. Routh received the Oscar for being the ``citizen of the year.'

``I hope that everybody else would have done the same thing in the same situation,' Routh, 25, said. ``When these types of incidents happen, most of what you do is just impulse. You're just reacting. I was happy to be at the right place at the right time.

Last spring, a woman working in an office building near Routh's house was raped by a burglar. After the rape, the woman locked herself in an office and scrambled onto a roof and yelled for help.

Routh was outside his house and ran to see what the woman was screaming about. She was yelling that the suspect was still inside the office building.

``I ran around to the front of the (office building) to see what was going on,' Routh said. ``This guy comes crawling out the front door. (That's) when I confronted him on the steps.'

Routh said the man told him, ``Some lady up there is screaming and yelling.'

``To this guy, it was like nothing special was going on,' Routh said. ``It was like a walk in the park.

``He punched me at that point. He was a pretty strong fella, kind of short but strong. When he hit me, I grabbed hold of him. He shook free from me and took off running,' Routh said.

Story continues....

Aww, that is sweet. Routh was a nice guy in 1991. What changed in him between 1991 and 2024?

 

[Nithavela]

Before getting in trouble with the law, he was recognized for helping police. Here's an article from 1991.

CRIMEFIGHTING PAYS\POLICE ORGANIZATION HONORS 'SUPER CITIZEN'

Ryan Routh isn't a super hero. He's just another guy who lives in Greensboro's Fisher Park area with a family he hopes to keep safe.

But what he did - fight and chase a suspected rapist and later assist police in an investigation - makes him a super citizen if not a super hero.For his efforts, Routh was awarded a Law Enforcement Oscar by the Greensboro chapter of the International Union of Police Association. A statue shaped like an Academy Award rests on the mantle of his living room. Routh received the Oscar for being the ``citizen of the year.'

``I hope that everybody else would have done the same thing in the same situation,' Routh, 25, said. ``When these types of incidents happen, most of what you do is just impulse. You're just reacting. I was happy to be at the right place at the right time.

Last spring, a woman working in an office building near Routh's house was raped by a burglar. After the rape, the woman locked herself in an office and scrambled onto a roof and yelled for help.

Routh was outside his house and ran to see what the woman was screaming about. She was yelling that the suspect was still inside the office building.

``I ran around to the front of the (office building) to see what was going on,' Routh said. ``This guy comes crawling out the front door. (That's) when I confronted him on the steps.'

Routh said the man told him, ``Some lady up there is screaming and yelling.'

``To this guy, it was like nothing special was going on,' Routh said. ``It was like a walk in the park.

``He punched me at that point. He was a pretty strong fella, kind of short but strong. When he hit me, I grabbed hold of him. He shook free from me and took off running,' Routh said.

Story continues....

 

[Nithavela]

Aww, that is sweet. Routh was a nice guy in 1991. What changed in him between 1991 and 2024?

I don't know if that's such a big change. In both stories, he was going vigilante against something he apparently thought was evil. In the first story, he helped in taking down a criminal, in the second story, he tried to kill a former president of the USA. Seems to me like a change in degrees of violence and social acceptance of the target instead of complete change.

(To be clear, I'm not condoning trying to shoot Trump. Just speculating on the mans deranged thought processes.)

 

[wing2000]

The person fled in an SUV and was later apprehended in a nearby county by local law enforcement, the officials said. The officials were not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity to talk about an ongoing investigation.

Authorities were fortunate that a witness captured a photo of the suspect's vehicle and license plate. From Sunday's press briefing by the local police, I understand they tracked down the suspect's vehicle using their license plate surveilence system that apparently is used on I-95.

 

[JosephZ]

An interesting interview with Ryan Routh from 2022.

"Ryan Routh, a 56-year-old American from Hawaii, now living in Kyiv, actively recruits for the International Legion in Ukraine. In an interview with Newsweek Romania, he emphasizes the moral imperative of joining the fight against what he describes as a clear battle between good and evil. Routh calls for global citizens, regardless of military experience, to join the struggle, highlighting the need for thousands to volunteer in defense of human rights and against aggression, expressing disappointment in the lack of widespread support and urging immediate action to support Ukraine."

 

[Offline4Better.]

I don't know if that's such a big change. In both stories, he was going vigilante against something he apparently thought was evil. In the first story, he helped in taking down a criminal, in the second story, he tried to kill a former president of the USA. Seems to me like a change in degrees of violence and social acceptance of the target instead of complete change.

(To be clear, I'm not condoning trying to shoot Trump. Just speculating on the mans deranged thought processes.)

Yeah, it does sound like the man has changed his tactics, and became more violent between 1991 and 2024. I am curious what his religion is. Some religious fanatics like to commit violence it seems, regardless of religion or denomination.