An ex-president was stalked by a would-be assassin for a month, according to prosecutors.

• In a new court filing, federal prosecutors stated that Ryan Routh, the accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, pursued the ex-president for a month prior to his arrest on March 25th, 2023, near his Florida golf course.
• Routh's backpack and shopping bag contained plates capable of stopping small arms fire, prosecutors disclosed.
• An assassination attempt on Donald Trump was revealed by a witness who said Routh gave him a box containing a letter that stated the failure of the attempt.

An individual named Ryan Routh was accused of stalking Donald Trump for a month in Florida before being arrested on Sept. 15 last week. He was found with a semi-automatic rifle just outside a golf course where the former president was playing, according to federal prosecutors.

Routh had previously given another person a box containing a letter that stated he had attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, but failed.

According to the filing, Routh's cell phone data reveals that he traveled from Greensboro, North Carolina, to West Palm Beach, Florida, on Aug. 14, a month before his arrest.

According to the filing, Routh's cell phone connected to cell towers near Trump International Golf Course and the former President's residence at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach on multiple days and times from August 18, 2024, to September 15, 2024.

On Sept. 15, Routh was arrested after leaving his hiding spot near the golf course with a handwritten list of dates and venues where the former President would be present in August, September, and October 2024.

In support of their request for a judge to order the 58-year-old Routh held without bail, prosecutors filed a proffer in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.

A convicted felon has accused Routh of possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

On July 13, during a campaign rally in western Pennsylvania, Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, barely escaped an assassination attempt. One person was killed and several others were injured in the shooting, which ended when a Secret Service agent fired and killed the assailant.

On Sept. 15, during a security sweep at the Trump International, a Secret Service agent spotted a partially concealed man in the brush near the sixth hole's green. The man was later identified as Routh.

According to the filing, Routh was shot by the agent after he jumped off his golf cart, drew his weapon, and fired at the agent who had a rifle aimed directly at him.

Routh then fled the area.

Secret Service agents "immediately removed" Trump, who was several hundred yards away at the time, from the course, the filing stated.

About 45 minutes after fleeing in a Nissan Xterra, Routh was apprehended by police.

An SKS semiautomatic rifle with a scope and an extended magazine was discovered by FBI agents outside the golf course where the suspect was initially spotted. The rifle had 11 rounds, including one in the chamber, and its serial number was destroyed, according to the filing.

A digital camera, backpack, and reusable shopping bag were discovered hanging from the chain link fence, according to the filing.

The backpack and shopping bag were found to be capable of stopping small arms fire, according to the filing.

Prosecutors claimed that the Nissan driven by Routh had a different license plate than the one registered to the vehicle, according to the filing.

According to the filing, FBI agents discovered two extra license plates during a search of the Nissan Xterra.

"The agents discovered 12 pairs of gloves, a Hawaii Driver's License, and a passport in the Defendant's name. One of the cellphones contained a Google search for traveling from Palm Beach County to Mexico."

According to the filing, the agents discovered a handwritten list of dates on which Trump was scheduled to appear or was expected to be present.

The car contained a notebook with numerous pages containing information related to Ukraine, including discussions about joining combat and criticisms of the Chinese and Russian governments, according to the filing.

In February 2023, FBI agents reviewed a book titled "Ukraine's Unwinnable War: The Fatal Flaw of Democracy, World Abandonment and the Global Citizen-Taiwan, Afghanistan, North Korea, WWIII and the End of Humanity," which was allegedly written by Routh.

According to the filing, three days after his arrest, a civilian witness contacted authorities and stated that "Routh had delivered a box to his residence several months ago."

The filing stated that the witness claimed the box contained ammunition, a metal pipe, miscellaneous building materials, tools, four phones, and various letters.

"An assassination attempt on Donald Trump was made, as stated in a handwritten letter addressed to "The World." The letter also mentioned that the attempt failed despite the writer's best efforts and all the gumption they could muster."

The letter stated that the former President's actions in ending relations with Iran were childish and have led to the unraveling of the Middle East.

Monday's court filing revealed that Routh was prohibited from owning a firearm due to two previous felony convictions in North Carolina state court.

In December 2002, he was found guilty of having a binary explosive device as a weapon of mass destruction.

In March 2010, he was found guilty of several charges of possessing stolen items, according to the filing.