Records show Routh had multiple run-ins with law enforcement while living in North Carolina and was convicted in 2002 of possessing a weapon of mass destruction.
Officials say man is suspected of shooting Donald Trump and arrested Martin County has Ryan Wesley Routh.
Records show Routh, 58, lived most of his life in North Carolina before moving to Kaaawa in 2018. Hawaiiwhere he and his son operate construction company The number of sheds, according to an archived version of the business’s website.
Routh frequently posted on social media about the war in Ukraine and had a website where he searched. raise money and recruit volunteers to go to Kiev Participating in the fight against Russian occupation.
In June 2020, he shared: Prosecute police misconduct. That year he also posted in support of the Democratic presidential campaign of then-Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who has since left the party and supported Trump.
However, his publications in recent years show that: distanced himself from Trump and expressed his support for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for the US presidency.
After the attack on Trump in Pennsylvania in July, Routh called on Biden and Harris to visit those injured in the hospital shooting and to attend the funeral of a former person. Fire chief killed at rally.
Loess voter registration It shows that she registered as an unaffiliated voter in North Carolina in 2012 and last voted in person in the state’s Democratic primary in March 2024.
federal records campaign finance It shows Routh has made 19 small political donations totaling US$140 (€126) since 2019 using his Hawaii address to ActBlue, a political action committee that supports Democratic candidates.
Records show Routh was living in Greensboro, North Carolina. Multiple encounters with police. He was convicted for possession in 2002. weapon of mass destructionAccording to online records from the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections.
