Suspect in Trump Assassination Attempt, Ryan Wesley Routh, Previously Charged with Possession of Weapons of Mass Destruction

A report from December 2002 detailed an incident involving a then 36-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, who fled from police during a traffic stop and barricaded himself inside a roofing business for three hours.

The standoff resulted in Routh being charged with carrying a concealed weapon and possession of weapons of mass destruction, referring to a fully-automatic machine gun.

A standoff ended early Monday morning when authorities arrested an armed man who barricaded himself inside a Greensboro business.

Ryan Routh, 36, was taken into custody without incident at 1 a.m. after a three-hour ordeal at United Roofing. The incident began Sunday night when Routh was stopped during a traffic stop and allegedly reached for a firearm. He then drove to the business, where he remained barricaded.

Routh faces charges including carrying a concealed weapon, possessing a fully automatic machine gun (classified as a weapon of mass destruction), resisting arrest, and driving on a revoked license.