India, Feb. 5 -- An US judge on Wednesday sentenced Ryan Routh to life in prison after he was accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump, less than two months before the national elections in 2024.

Routh hid in the bushes of a Florida golf course with a semi-automatic rifle, as he attempted to kill the President, Reuters reported. Secret Service agents spotted him hiding in bushes, about a few hundred yards from where President Trump was golfing at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on September 15, 2024. Although Routh fled the scene, he left behind an assault-style rifle. He was later arrested.

US District Judge Aileen Cannon handed down the sentence to him in Fort Pierce, Florida.

"It's clear to me that you engaged ...