What they found on the suspect. That backpack, the Gopro Camera and nk 47. Ryan Wesley Routh was born in 1966 and according to records he lives in hawaii but previously lived in greensboro, North Carolina. He is in custody in the last few minutes some of the social Media Profiles, facebook page, and his Linkedin Account have been identified. Joining us is Law Enforcement Intelligence correspondent. We are checking in with you as we learn more. We have learned a little more about his background, his criminal record and social Media Profile. Give a composite of what we are learning this man is in the early hours of this investigation. We were told he had a criminal record but we didnt know how extensive it was. According to public records, our research department, he is over 100 criminal charges previously. Most are in North Carolina. The question we are trying to sift through is what was real and made its way to court . What was adjudicated . Was he ever convicted . Did he ever plead gu
Possessing a semy automatic rifle. The individual s name is ryan wesley routh. Age 58 according to senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter. The suspect is in custody. A short while ago the palm beach county described the scene where they found him. Now in the bushes where this guy was, is an ak47 style rifle, two backpacks which were honed on the fence that had ceramic tile in them and a go pro which he was going the take pictures of. Reporter: they later released these images on what they found on the suspect. That backpack, the go pro camera and an ak47. Wesley routh lives in hawaii but previously lived in greensboro, north carolina. Some of his previous facebooks and linked inaccounts have been identified. We re checking in with you pretty regularly as we learn more about the suspect. We now have learned a little bit more about his background. His criminal record, social media profile. Give us the composite of what we re learning about who this man is in the early hou
When theres a joint statement from Chuck Schumer and nancy pelosi, thats not a joint statement. How long do you think youll have to wait for that . A long time. We have had obviously a very busy day. Nonstop breaking news. Its 11 00 a. M. Out west. 2 00 on the east. Were continuing to follow all of these new developments including the 13th device found in california. The Department Of Justice will hold a Press Conference where we hope to learn more details about this suspect. The man under arrest is from florida just to recap here. Hes identified as 56yearold Cesar Sayoc Junior. Dna did play a role in his arrest. Fbi seized this white van covered in pictures of President Trump and images of the president ial seal. Here is President Trump a short time ago from a previously scheduled white house event. I am pleased to inform you that Law Enforcement has apprehended the suspect and taken him into custody. These terrorizing acts are despicable and have no place in our country. Ive instruct
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decision for prosecutors to make about whether these were devices that were intended to function that didn t or whether they were hoax devices intended merely to scare. that will determine whether or not prosecutors charge under certain statutes. would that include a terrorism statute? that s difficult to draw here. the decision whether or not to charge that particular statute will turn on the weight of the explosive. there will have to be more than four ounces for it to be a weapon of mass destruction. in terms of the actual sentence we re looking at, there probably won t be an enormous difference between charging this as an explosive device and charging it as a weapon of mass destruction. sometimes we get a bit wrapped