Trump shooting suspect charged with two gun crimes as he appears in court in shackles

Ryan Wesley Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump over the weekend at his Florida golf club, was charged with two gun-related counts in federal court on Monday morning.

Routh, 58, stood before Magistrate Judge Ryon M. McCabe at the federal courthouse in West Plam Beach, shackled and wearing a dark prison uniform where he was charged with possession of a firearm while a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

It arrives just one day after law enforcement officials identified Routh as the man who aimed an AK-47-style assault rifle at the former president at Trump National Golf Club while Trump was playing a round of golf.

Possession of a firearm while a convicted felon carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number carries a maximum sentencing of five years in prison with a $250,000 fine.

Judge McCabe has set a detention hearing for September 23 and an arraignment for September 30.

Law enforcement officials say Routh, the owner of United Roofing, was hiding in bushes, just a few hundred yards away from the former president, when a Secret Service agent spotted the rifle poking through a fence.

The agent began to shoot toward the suspect, causing him to flee the scene in a vehicle. The gunman left behind a digital camera, a loaded semi-automatic-style rifle with a scope and a plastic bag containing food.

Local law enforcement officials tracked down the Nissan SUV Routh fled in, thanks to a witness who took a photo of the license plate, and apprehended Routh on I-95. He was then taken into custody.

It is unclear what the motive of the attack may have been but the Federal Bureau