Flashlight, rifle, backpacks: prosecutors outline Ryan Routh’s alleged sniper setup

On day five of Ryan Routh s federal trial jurors heard from prosecutors who presented evidence they declared connected Ryan Routh s clothing and belongings to the alleged sniper s nest at Trump International Golf Club during the alleged assassination attempt last year FBI Special Agent Jose Loureiro walked jurors through photos they argue tie Routh s clothing to the scene Images proved Routh in a long-sleeve pink shirt pants and leggings Prosecutors highlighted a red stain on the pants and compared it to red paint on a bag recovered at the sniper hide suggesting a direct link between the defendant and the site They also displayed a blue Harbor Freight flashlight recovered from the area Routh s cross-examination was brief Fortuitous that the blue flashlight with the name on it landed straight up on it he sought I wouldn t know Loureiro replied Routh questioned no further questions RYAN ROUTH CHASTISED DURING OPENING STATEMENTS IN FEDERAL TRIAL FOR 'MAKING A MOCKERY' OF THE COURTAlso on Friday Lt William Gale commander of the Palm Beach County Sheriff s bomb squad testified he was monitoring radio traffic when he heard a panicked voice yell shots fired shots fired shots fired He explained he crawled through hedges near the th hole of Trump International Golf Club and uncovered two backpacks hanging on the fence a rifle leaning on the fence and a GoPro-type camera zip-tied to the fence On the ground nearby he reported were Vienna sausages the same brand prosecutors declared they tied to a selfie Routh allegedly took hours before Routh declined to cross-examine him RYAN ROUTH TRIAL OPENS WITH BIZARRE JURY QUESTIONS AND WITNESS DRAMASgt Kenneth Mays a tactical officer with the sheriff s office also took the stand and described forcing his way into pretty thick brush and finding a rifle and bags clipped to the fence in a spot that looked like someone had been in there On cross-examination Routh quizzed him on how AK- rifles function repeatedly interrupting with right right right Before the lunch break jurors also heard from FBI Special Agent Kathryn Rose who spent about an hour on the stand Prosecutor Maria Medetis Long walked her through a series of exhibits including the rifle itself still sealed in its evidence box and cut out with scissors as well as the magazine the single bullet left in the chamber the black metal plates two bags that had been spray-painted a different color and the GoPro-style camera When Judge Aileen Cannon urged jurors if they needed a closer look at any of the evidence they declined The day began with FBI forensic specialist Erin Casey who guided jurors through drone footage laser scans and animated fly-through reconstructions of the alleged sniper nest She testified the hideout was feet and inches from the flag on the th green Routh has pleaded not guilty to federal charges including attempted assassination of a former president assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon and multiple firearms offenses U S prosecutors allege he plotted for months traveled from Hawaii to Florida and positioned himself at Trump International Golf Club with a rifle chambered and ready to fire on Sept RYAN ROUTH TRIAL CONTINUES AFTER AGENT TESTIFIES SUSPECT AIMED RIFLE AT HIM ON TRUMP S GOLF COURSECLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPCourt was still underway Friday afternoon with additional FBI observers expected Cannon reported jurors proceedings are scheduled to run until p m daily Court will resume Monday with prosecutors expected to continue calling FBI onlookers as they build their circumstance