GREENSBORO, N.C. — Ryan Routh, the suspect in the attempted assassination of President Trump, has a lengthy arrest record in Guilford County, North Carolina, where he once lived in Greensboro.
Routh's arrest history in Guilford County spans the 1980s through 2010, and the charges range from writing multiple bad checks to felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen vehicle, and in 2002, possession of a weapon of mass destruction, specifically possession of a “binary bomb with a 10-inch warhead.”[ch] Detonation cord and detonator.”
A neighbor who said she has known Routh for about 18 years, since he moved to Hawaii and vacated his Greensboro home at least a year ago, described his family as “weird people” to reporters outside their home, which is next door to his former North Carolina home.
“He had horses in the house. I mean, he had live horses in the house. But I saw guns and stuff. Oh, it was kind of weird. But it didn't bother me. I didn't care,” Kim Mango said.
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Ryan Routh's latest arrest photo from 2010 (Guilford County)
“I told all my friends because they didn't believe me,” Mhango added.
She told reporters she reviewed photos of Routh, who ran a business called United Roofing in Greensboro, with police on Sunday.
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Kim Mango, a neighbor of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump, spoke to reporters on Monday. (Image direct from Fox News Digital)
“It's unbelievable. He was a good man, a sweet man,” Mungo said, adding that “his daughter” was like her own and that she would drive Routh's daughter to school “occasionally” but the pair no longer speak to each other.
She said her family has never expressed strong political views.
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Kim Mango described Ryan Routh as a “good” and “kind” person, but said he and his family could be “weird” at times. (Image direct from Fox News Digital)
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Other neighbors who spoke to Fox News Digital said they did not know Routh and were surprised their neighbor was allegedly involved in the assassination attempt.
According to civil court records, after Rouse and his ex-wife divorced in 2003, his daughter lived with her father “full-time,” and his son lived with his ex-wife full-time.
Body camera footage released Monday shows the detention of Ryan Routh, the suspect in an attempted assassination attempt on President Trump, on Sept. 15, 2024. (Martin County Sheriff's Office)
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The suspect's ex-wife now lives with her most recent husband and they are good neighbors and seem like normal people, according to a neighbor who said he saw what appeared to be police activity at the home Sunday evening after Ryan Routh was taken into custody following the incident at Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach.
In 2009, Routh's ex-wife expressed concerns about his “financial situation” and agreed to waive her child support obligations.
Federal authorities have charged Routh with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, with more charges possible.
Routh's public defender did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
