A court document submitted by federal prosecutors on Monday showed that Ryan Routh, the suspect in the apparent second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, allegedly penned a handwritten note that said it “was an assassination attempt” on the former president.
The document was filed before a federal judge denied bond during a Monday court hearing, agreeing with prosecutors’ arguments that Routh is a flight risk and a risk to the community and should be held before his trial.
The note was addressed to the “World” and reads: “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you. I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster,” according to court papers.
Routh dropped off a box at a person’s home that included the letter, the court documents state.
Law enforcement officials were contacted on Sept. 18, three days after Routh was arrested, by a person who said that Routh dropped off the box at his location in the months prior to the incident. The witness opened the box after learning of Routh’s arrest, finding ammunition, phones, and various letters, according to the court documents.
Prosecutors said the note and other evidence found at the scene show a need for Routh to be detained while the government builds its case against him. A detention hearing is scheduled for Monday morning at a federal court in Florida.
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