The son of Ryan Wesley Routh, Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, was arrested Tuesday morning on federal child pornography charges, ABC News reported.
Investigators found "hundreds" of files with child pornography during a search of Oran Routh's home in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Sept. 21. Prosecutors conducted the search in relation to charges against his father, who remains in custody after he attempted to kill the former president earlier this month, according to ABC News.
Oran Routh was charged with receipt and possession of child pornography. The videos in his possession include children as young as six being sexually abused, the New York Post reported.
Shortly after his father was arrested, Oran Routh said his dad hates Trump as "every reasonable person does," adding that he doesn't "like Trump either." Although his dad has an extensive criminal record, Oran told the Daily Mail that his father is "not a violent person," and the assassination attempt accusation is "crazy" and "nothing like him."
Oran Routh is set to appear in North Carolina federal court later Tuesday, where prosecutors are expected to seek his continued detention, ABC News reported.
On Sept. 15, Oran’s father, Ryan Wesely Routh, pushed the muzzle of an AK-47 through the perimeter of Trump's West Palm Beach golf course in Florida, aiming for the former president. Before he got a shot off, a Secret Service agent saw Routh's barrel and fired multiple shots, causing Routh to flee the course. He was soon arrested and charged with the possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and the possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
Prosecutors are expected to bring more charges against the North Carolina native after letters came to light Monday revealing that Ryan Routh started plotting the attempt months before he pointed a rifle at the former president.