The son of Ryan Routh, who was arrested for attempting to assassinate former President Trump, has been taken into custody on federal charges related to child pornography possession. The incident unfolded in Greensboro, North Carolina, where authorities executed a search warrant at Routh's residence and seized multiple electronic devices on Saturday.
Investigators uncovered 'hundreds' of files containing child exploitation material on the seized devices. The discovery was made during a search that was initially unrelated to child exploitation, as stated in a criminal complaint filed in the case.
Routh's son now faces charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. The investigation into the illicit material was a byproduct of the probe into his father's actions.
Ryan Routh, 58, made headlines in September when he was apprehended for allegedly planning an attack on President Trump. Authorities arrested him after spotting a gun near the golf course where the former president was playing. Routh had reportedly camped outside the course armed with a rifle and supplies for an extended period before his arrest.
Fortunately, the attempted attack on the Republican presidential candidate was thwarted, and he emerged unscathed from the incident.
