Suspect said he knew why he was being arrested at Trump golf club, officials say

Ryan Wesley Routh was waiting at apparent assassination attempt site for nearly 12 hours, unsealed records suggest

A video posted to Facebook on Monday shows the arrest of the man suspected in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump. Picture: Martin County Sheriff’s Office

Cellphone records associated with the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at his golf course in Florida on Sunday suggest he had been lying in wait nearby for nearly 12 hours before he was fired on by a Secret Service agent protecting the former president.

Then, after authorities captured him as he made his hasty retreat, he allegedly told them he knew exactly why they were arresting him.