Ryan Wesley Ruth, 58, a pro-Ukraine activist, is being held by US authorities for the assassination attempt on Donald Trump – the second in a matter of months.
Ruth he had written a book (which he himself published) about the war in Ukraine, while he himself tried unsuccessfully to join the Ukrainian front.
He even visited Kiev and Mariupol a few months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
His presence outside Donald Trump’s golf course in Palm Beach, Florida, was noticed by police officers who spotted two backpacks and his AK sticking out of the bushes.
The 58-year-old man attempted to escape in a black Nissan. An eyewitness managed to photograph the vehicle and shortly after, a police roadblock stopped him, and officers proceeded to arrest him.
The entire incident occurred while Trump himself was playing golf. The former US president was not in any danger at any point, authorities say. A large number of his supporters had gathered in the area.
Authorities are searching his home for evidence of possible accomplices.