Police have released video of the moment Ryan Wesley Routh, the alleged killer of Donald Trump, was arrested.
Routh, 58, is seen struggling with officers with his shirt and arms over his head after being surrounded by police on a road about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from West Palm Beach, Florida.
He was arrested more than an hour later on Sunday morning after allegedly stabbing a gun through a fence in an attempt to assassinate the former president while he was playing golf.
Police were able to track him down after a witness saw him fleeing in a stolen black Nissan SUV and gave his license plate number to police.
In the video, Routh wears a bright orange short-sleeved T-shirt and dark sunglasses.
He appeared unusually calm under the circumstances as the armed police officers shouted orders at him to keep his hands up and walk slowly back toward them.
Police released a photo of the suspect showing him being led into a police car with a chilling smile after being arrested.
New details emerged Monday showing Routh was in the bushes near the golf course for 12 hours before the terrifying assassination attempt on the former president.
Video of the moment Donald Trump’s alleged killer Ryan Wesley Routh is released by police
Trump, 78, was unharmed and escorted to safety by the Secret Service in another grim incident, less than two months after he was shot in the ear at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Routh wore black prison garb and had his hands and feet shackled as he walked into the Paul G Rogers Federal Courthouse Monday morning.
The hearing lasted eight minutes and Routh was indicted on two counts: possession of a firearm while a convicted felon; and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number.
It is unclear where Routh got the gun, especially since it is not a firearm available for sale in Florida.
The criminal charging documents released Monday reveal that Routh was about to around the track from 1:59 a.m. on Sunday until 1:31 p.m., when he fled the scene.
This new information suggests that Routh was watching the location and somehow knew in advance that the former president would be golfing there on Sunday.
Routh, 58, is seen struggling with officers with his shirt and arms over his head after being surrounded by police on a road outside West Palm Beach, Florida
He was arrested Sunday morning, a little over an hour after he allegedly stuck a gun through a fence to kill the former president while he was golfing
Routh has since been charged with two federal weapons crimes
The video emerged hours after police released a new photo showing the suspect with his stomach exposed.
Routh was arrested Sunday in Martin County, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the scene of the golf course shooting.
The suspect gave routine information to court officials during Monday’s hearing.
Those in the room report that Routh spoke in a soft voice and said he makes about $3,000 a month. He says he has no savings, real estate or assets other than his two trucks, which are in Hawaii and which he claims are worth about $1,000.
Routh says he sometimes helps support his 25-year-old son.