‘Ominous Tone’: Florida Sheriff Speculates Would-Be Trump Assassin Could Be ‘Part of a Conspiracy’

Martin County Sheriff William Snyder openly suggested the possibility of a broader conspiracy in a press conference discussing the capture of Ryan Wesley Routh, the would-be assailant arrested with an assault rifle in a failed assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump.

News broke Sunday afternoon that Secret Service Agents returned gunfire at a man in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday — after gunfire was heard while former President Trump was leaving his golf course. Routh has since been apprehended, and during a Monday morning press availability, Sheriff Snyder lauded the work of a civilian in helping in his capture but also wondered aloud if there was a broader conspiracy at play.

The Martin County sheriff was asked if Routh was from Martin county — to which he admitted he does not yet know, but went on to speculate larger questions that remained unanswered.

“I think what we’re finding out is that from this area, which of course raises the bigger question is how does a guy from not here get all the way to Trump International, realize that the president, the former president United States is golfing and is able to get a rifle in that vicinity?” Sheriff Snyder said.

“I think that’s the question the FBI and the Secret Service are laser-focused on,” he continued before speculating the possibility of something more nefarious or, in his words, “ominous.”

“Is this guy part of a conspiracy?” he flatly asked. “Is he a lone gunman? If it’s a lone gunman? President Trump, is that much safer because we have him. But if he’s part of a conspiracy, then this whole thing really takes on a very ominous tone.“

It’s clear that the sheriff was saying this based on no knowledge, but the floating of a conspiracy without evidence is sure to be latched on to by those eager to promote that narrative.

Watch above via CNN.