Authorities have released body camera footage capturing the tense moments of the apprehension of Ryan Wesley Routh, following an incident that has been labeled an attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump.

Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his

Despite a rap sheet a mile long, Routh was able to freely travel to Ukraine, recruit mercenaries for the war effort, return to the US, acquire a high powered rifle and come within 500 yards of the former president.