A man who tried to assassinate President Donald Trump stabbed himself in the neck with a pen as he heard his guilty verdict.
Ryan Wesley Routh grabbed the writing instrument and pierced himself as he was found guilty on all five counts in a Florida federal courthouse this afternoon, NBC News reported.
His daughter screamed as it all unfolded.
Routh was found guilty of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, assaulting a federal officer, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
Routh had pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
He faces life in prison.
A jury at the Fort Pierce courthouse deliberated for two hours.
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