In this imaged released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement officers arrest Ryan Routh, the man suspected in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. Routh was arrested by Secret Service agents on a golf course owned by Donald Trump with plans to assassinate the then-Republican candidate, now president of the United States. Addressed “dear world,” it read: “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, but I am so sorry that I failed you. Routh had positioned himself near hole 6, closest to the hedge, to shoot at Trump from the shortest possible distance. But before the former president arrived, a Secret Service agent who had scouted the area as part of security measures spotted the barrel protruding from the bushes and opened fire.