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Bodycam video captures arrest of Trump assassination attempt suspect

The moment deputies in Florida arrested a Ryan Routh, a man accused of attempting to kill former President Trump on Sunday, was released in new bodycam video.

The moment that deputies arrested a suspect in an attempted assassination of former President Trump in Florida was captured on officer-worn bodycam video that was released Monday afternoon.

Ryan Routh, 58, was captured Sunday on northbound Interstate 95 after deputies surrounded his vehicle, Martin County Sheriff Will Snyder said during a press briefing Monday.

The sheriff’s office released the footage, which shows deputies ordering the driver to slowly walk backwards with his hands on his head toward deputies after surrendering.

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Routh is accused of lying in wait for Trump in the brush at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., while armed with an SKS-style rifle.

Routh fled the golf course after authorities say Secret Service agents fired at him when spotting the muzzle of his rifle through a chain-link fence one hole ahead, about 300 yards, of where Trump was playing a round. 

Routh was arrested a short time later after a witness shared a photo of the suspect’s vehicle with authorities.

Snyder told reporters that Routh was caught near Palm City exit 714 on I-95, and it took authorities about two miles to get all the resources in play to surround the vehicle and force it to a stop.

"He was smart, he was just driving with the flow of traffic," the sheriff said. "I think that he may have thought that he got away with it."

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