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Speak with my brand jury. Thank you so much for joining us. The news continues right here On Cnn next, the Breaking News lying in wait, investigators revealing the alleged Trump Gunman was hiding near trumps Golf Course where nearly 12 hours. The sheriff who arrested the suspect has the Body Camera Footage is outfront, plus fierce backlash. Elon musk now trying to spin it tweet wondering why No One is trying to assassinate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Don Lemon, who worked for mosque, joins me Outfront Tonight live. And the threats kyiv coming springfield, ohio schools closed community festival, canceled. Trump tripling down on false claims about migrants eating pets. The president of a university now forced to go remote, response tonight outfront. Lets go to all im Erin Burnett and Outfront Tonight, we do begin with the Breaking News, new questions about whether the suspected gunman acted alone. Investigators at this hour are now racing to determine if the man accused of apparently trying to assassinate trump had help. A gunman who Authorities Say was a Snipers Nest for about 12 hours before readying his Ak47 Style Rifle to kill and tonight, we have the moment of his arrest on tape. And Ms Brand new body cam video. You see ruth there with his hands up walking backwards towards police. They have their weapons drawn you hear the officers yelling, keep walking, walk straight back areas, then they quickly handcuff him. As youre watching here and take him into custody. Now, florida sheriff, who you are going to hear from him to speak to in just a moment. Says it, ruth never asked why he got pulled over, said he was quote, com, is if he was going to dinner well speak to him in just a moment. But at this moment, Authorities Say they are pursuing warrants for roots, phone, his car, electronics. The fbi is calling the apparent attempted assassination, quote, extremely serious. And at this hour, the Acting Director of the Secret Service telling reporters that he has now spoken directly to the former president Donald Trump. We have a lot to get to tonight. I want to begin with paula reid. She is near maralago and paula, where do things stand right now oh, good evening. Earn at this point, we expect that investigators could file additional charges against roof depending on what they uncover during those interviews you mentioned and as well as from those search warrants, he currently faces two counts. One of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, and a second but possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number. But as they gather more evidence, they will be able to determine what other charges they could successfully bring against him. Now, he was in court earlier today in this federal Courthouse Hi me and he didnt say much during his hearing. He was asked a series of questions by the magistrate judge. He just nodded and said yes, judge. A few times. But there who want me back in court next . Monday for a Detention Hearing and we expect the prosecutors are going to argue that he must remain detained ahead of a likely trial. They will argue that not only is it flight risk, but he will say he is also a danger to the community then he will be formally arraigned on september 30. Erin. All right. Paula, thank you very much and ralph, it turns out it has had many brushes with the law long list of charges against him. So exactly what are those who is he . Kyung lah has more encountered Ryan Ruth its not shocking that he is suspected of attempting to kill a former president named bryan. Former greensboro, North Carolina Police sgt. Tracy full, who once charged ruth, says he was well known to her department we used to get what we call barometer reports, which are kind of like dangerous persons who had made threats either against elected officials, Police Officers are committed kennedy members, and we had gotten several alerts, barometer reports, own ryan roots, so i knew who he was. Ruth had a long list of charges against him in the early 2000s including a serious incident that started as a Traffic Stop but ended with ruth barricaded in a business he reached over into the Center Seat and opened a black Duffel Bag and there was a Gun Land in there and he kind of held his hand over the bag for a second as im backing up and issuing commands and then he just put the car in gear and drove to businesses down, and fold in his business and Ran Inside Ruth would plead guilty to possession of a weapon of mass destruction. A source tells cnn it was for having an automatic weapon. A father of three, ruth move from that troubled past and North Carolina to hawaii, where he started something called hold camp box, working on tiny homes for homeless people and demonstrated how we built them on his website in 2018, a local station interviewed him during a flood. We are milling materials onto the house, so all the lumber under the house started floating out into the yard. Ruth claimed to have local political ambitions. He launched a website to run for marin its town, but never officially filed. Instead, he wrote on the website and across various Social Media platforms about another passion, the war in ukraine, tweeting the same message more than a dozen times in one day but the Keyboard Wasnt enough ruth went to the region a ride i think wearing a Hawaiian Lay once in kyiv, he spent weeks talking to reporters. My initial goal was going to fight im 56, so initially theyre like, well, i have no military experience, so they were like, youre not ideal candidate. Instead, Ruth Set Up Camp in a main square. Putin is a terrorist and he needs to be ended so we need everybody from around the globe to stop what theyre doing and come here now, i think more emotional for me is also is just talking to the guys that have come here. You know, when you talk to 20yearold Guy that stole everything it took commit your fight that is heroism. This singularly driven man is who Journalists Michael was shira met i dont find it difficult to believe that he would take it upon himself to attempt to assassinate Donald Trump will share a Met Ruth several times that youre describing him as eccentric and dedicated two Big Global causes its about center to help people when they come from other countries around the world. This is someone who was very committed to causes that he believed in demonstrated a willingness to sacrifice personal Comfort And Convenience in order to further those causes how does all of this now, we he into the profile of someone who might take a Semiautomatic Rifle onto a Golf Course. Ryan was not in normal guy. Theres something about the combination of the times and the person that make something like this, not just possible, but not surprising, because looking back was sure it says there were so many clues im not sure that the world is as wonderful as i once thought it was. I had thought everyone would respond very generously and unselfishly. It seems like that would be a nobrainer, but i increasingly get more disappointed and humanity people cnn spoke with, described bruce as a Wrap Stick manic, even delusional, especially when it came to the effort in ukraine, he had this idea that you could bring in soldiers from afghans Anna Santa come into ukraine to fight. But his son obviously has a very different view. Erin, when we reached out to him, his son texted back, quote, it doesnt sound like the man i know to do anything crazy. Much less violent, erin. All right. Kaling. Thank you very much. And now i want to go to sheriff william snyder, Martin County, Florida And Sheriff i know you were on the scene as your officers arrested the suspect. So you know, as you were there watching all of this i know youve commented that the suspect was calm, but what else can you share about his demeanor and how he behaved in that moment . Well, good evening. I was first of all, you have to picture the scene was chaotic. Traffic stop northbound. Southbound 15, 20 armed deputies body armor, guns helicopter overhead, Canine He was non nonplussed would be the way i would describe it. His facial effect was relatively flat. He was engaged. You could tell he was alert, knew what was going on. But yet he never asked what is this about whats going on that the normal thing you would expect even from guilty people oftentimes try to put on a front, but not him. Hes just sat there as calm as if he was getting ready to go to a late Night Church Service i mean, its really incredible to imagine as you say, is calm, as if he was getting ready to go to a lateNight Church Service just to contrast that with the moment you talk about the chaos that moment, whats going on with the traffic . Let me just play again, the moment he was apprehended, this is of course, off the body cam footage, Sheriff Driver whats your name was . Ryan youre there watching that Handcuffs Go On and say your name. He says ryan, thats a little bit hard to hear, but the officer repeats it did the suspect Say Anything it when he was taken into custody or in the Police Car afterwards, sheriff no. And other odd thing. He didnt he never even asked what is this about the abundance of caution, you know, we know this look, this is as high a Profile Stop has as we could ever have. So we kept the one of our bodyworn cameras on. Him at all time. So we have recorded him not saying anything. We kept the door open you know, this is an fbi investigation. We certainly didnt want to start asking questions or do anything with the car we stabilized the scene. The fbi and the Secret Service got there pretty quickly and return turned over to them. Sheriff i knew there. Was a witness who was very central in this. He was the one who when the secret Service Shot at that protruding Rifle Cause Ruth to flee and then he gets in his suv and he drives right and then and then you guys apprehend. But this witness was crucial because he sees the guy get in the car. He takes a picture of the car with the license that ends up being so important for you to be able to locate the car do you know anything about this witness dont know anything about approached me, but i know this. It was it was a heroic for him to do. It puts himself at some risk and takes a picture, we get the picture of the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office says a phenomenal job, mediately, whether county to the north gives us the picture and within about 15 minutes, were able to spot the vehicle, corroborate the tag, and makes the stock up, then they flew actually fly the witness to the scene using the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office helicopter. He makes the positive i. D. And really as far as were concerned, thats thats the best anything that could have happened. So they literally helicopter him to your location so that he could put his actual eyes on Ryan Routh sure. Yeah we had to make sure the fbi had to make sure we did due diligence. This is a big case youve been talking about to us attorney generals office, the u. S. Attorneys office. They dont want local Law Enforcement making a mistake and we did not we give them a pristine case. We handed him off intact without harming their case. Anyway, now, i know that the license that the witness took the picture of what so central to you, when did you first identify . And how where that license was . I mean, in terms of cameras that you might have had on the route or how did you actually ascertain thats where this vehicle is with his License Plate . Yeah, its fine with all the technology and the License Plate readers and all the mystical things that Law Enforcement oftentimes have. We got that car because my Road Deputy sitting at the Pomc Exit on i 95 saw the vehicle, didnt see the tax, saw the Vehicle And Gang radio, obviously scene a course advise, hey, i think ive got the vehicle. We have a technique here. We dont just blue light a Car And Risk a chase. We actually have heavyduty trucks with big front end bumpers. We positioned or a vehicle east him off the interstate, gave him no opportunity to run he gave us know opportunity to have to use any force and unfortunately, we were able to shut it down and make it come out just right. And did he do anything when after your officer at that exit sees him . Was the car i mean, it was a car drop, was guarding extra fast. And did he try to do anything invasive or just driving normally and then just pulled over with nothing now ill go back to my church analogy. He not only acted like he was getting ready to go Late Night Sunday Church service, he drove like he was abane the speed limit. It was able to let us get into position and get him and get him stopped. I dont think he knew we were there. The Road Patrol Car or technique stay back, dont dont spoken into a chase with then you arrest the citizens, you know, the motorists back away, we get the unmarked in their big trucks and just pinch him off, get him off the interstate, were known for that here, erin, you cant go through Martin County and come out the other end if youre a bad guy without getting caught did you get Percent Sheriff from seeing him from i know youre talking about how he behaved so commonly, like hes on the way to a church service. But when you actually saw him and you were there and you you were there is this arrest happened that he was alone or there was anyone else involved . I mean, i dont know. Was he on his phone or what was your feeling on that sense of whether hes a Lone Wolf or not thats a tall order to extrapolate from what we saw when hes a Lone Wolf or not. He was alone. Then when we caught him. But before that after that leading up to it i think of course, ive been asked all day whats the first question i would want to answer . I think the question is, did you operate alone, Ruth What did you engage in some conspiracy . Just somebody sends you down here that would be the biggest deal because thats not the case. We have the only person involved former President Trump can go back to his activities and no theres not a Lone Wolf out there kind of away from Law Enforcement. Sheriff. I really appreciate your time. Thank you so much for sharing all of this with with All Of Us. Thank you, sheriff snyder. Sure its been a pleasure. Goodnight you too, sir next the Blame Game thats going on. Of course trump has been pointing the finger at Biden And Harris for the attempted shooting the white house, slamming Elon Musk for questioning why No One is trying to assassinate harris. Question musk says was made in Jest Plus breaking News Highway Patrol officers in ohio are now stationed across springfield School District does there are reports of more Bomb Threats following trumps attacks on migration in the town my guess is the president of Wittenberg University, which is dealing with multiple threats instead of forced The School to now go fully remote