Alleged would-be Trump shooter Ryan Routh has had several run-ins with the law over the years — including a 2002 conviction of possessing a weapon of mass destruction, according to online North Carolina Department of Adult Correction records.
Routh, 58, was arrested Sunday after allegedly aiming a gun at former President Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach.
He was previously arrested over two decades ago following a three-hour standoff, according to a 2002 News & Record story.
Routh was pulled over during a traffic stop, put his hand on a firearm and later drove to a roofing business, where he barricaded himself, according to News & Record.
He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a weapon of mass destruction, which was in reference to “a fully automatic machine gun,” per News & Record.
Routh has also been accused of failing to pay his taxes on time.
In 2008, the alleged would-be assassin faced a federal tax lien of about $32,000, according to CNN.
With Post wires
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