THE son of the man accused in the latest assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump has been arrested on federal child pornography charges.
On Saturday, feds raided the home of Oran Alexander Routh, 35, during an investigation into his father, Ryan Wesley Routh, and found “hundreds of files” of child pornography.
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Two Samsung Galaxy Note devices were found – one in Oran’s bedroom and another in his possession, according to the criminal complaint obtained by The U.S. Sun.
“A review of the SD card located in Device-1 revealed that it contained hundreds of child pornography files,” prosecutors wrote.
“These files include videos from a known child pornography series created outside the state of North Carolina.”
Graphic descriptions of the videos, as well as a chat Oran had with someone in July who was advertising the sale of the pornographic content, were detailed in the complaint.
The search was done “in connection with an investigation unrelated to child exploitation,” investigators said.
ABC News confirmed that the search was related to Oran’s father, who remains jailed pending trial following his attempted assassination of Trump at his West Palm Beach, Florida golf course on September 15.
Oran – who is due in court later on Tuesday – spoke out in the days following his father’s arrest, saying his dad “hated” Trump as “every reasonable person does.”
“He’s not a violent person,” Oran told the Daily Mail about his father.
“He’s a hard worker and a great dad.
“He’s a great dude, a nice guy, and has worked his whole f**king life.”
‘DEAR WORLD’
Meanwhile, the elder Routh appeared in court on Monday for a bail hearing.
Ryan’ was denied bail hours after prosecutors cited a letter he wrote as evidence for keeping him behind bars until his trial.
The letter, addressed “Dear World,” offered $150,000 to “finish the job.”
Prosecutors revealed their intention to ask a grand jury to indict Ryan on criminal charges for the assassination attempt on Trump.
Records showed Ryan camped out at the golf course for about 12 hours before his gun was spotted in the bushes.
He was within 500 yards of the former president when he was approached by agents, prompting him to flee the scene.
Ryan has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
He could face up to 15 years in prison for the first charge and five years on the second if convicted.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Carolina for comment.
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