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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Fischer

Brothers testify about suspicious box left with them by man accused of trying to kill Trump

This courtroom sketch shows Secret Service agent Robert Fercano holding up the weapon found in the bushes during opening statements in the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla - (Lothar Speer)

Two brothers from North Carolina testified on Wednesday about a suspicious box left by a man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year.

Samuel and Lazaro Plata, speaking through Spanish translators, described how Ryan Routh deposited a container filled with pipes, bullets, wires, and other items at Lazaro Plata's Greensboro home in April 2024, roughly five months before the alleged incident.

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