The man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump caused a scene in the courtroom by trying to harm himself with a pen on Tuesday.

Court officers grabbed Ryan Routh as he tried to jab the pen into his neck just after the jury convicted him on all counts related to the attempted assassination in September 2024.

'This was an evil man with an evil intention, and they caught him.'

Fox News reported that four U.S. marshals dragged him out of the court, took his coat off, and brought him back with shackles on his ankles and waist.

A courtroom sketch artist depicted the moment the 59-year-old apparently tried to kill himself in the federal courtroom in Fort Pierce, Florida.

Prosecutors said that Routh had been trying to get a clear shot at Trump when he was found hidi

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