A US judge said on Tuesday that the man accused of attempting to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at his golf course in Florida last month will stand trial next November.
The order to begin the trial came Nov. 18 from U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon, a day after Ryan Roth, 58, pleaded not guilty to five federal charges, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate.
Roth was held with a rifle outside Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 15 with the intention of killing Trump while he was playing golf, prosecutors allege.
The trial date is tentative and may be postponed due to the complexity of the case.
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Trump is scheduled to face Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential elections scheduled for November 5.
Cannon also presided over the criminal case accusing Trump of mishandling classified documents. In this case, the judge initially scheduled the trial to begin within weeks of arraignment, but the date was repeatedly postponed.
Cannon dismissed charges in that case in July, prompting prosecutors to appeal.
His attempt to assassinate Trump was foiled when a US Secret Service agent spotted a rifle breaching the fence of the Trump International Golf Club and opened fire, according to prosecutors.
Roth was arrested after fleeing the scene. He was ordered to remain in prison awaiting trial.
—Reporting by Andrew Godward; Edited by Scott Malone and Danielle Wallis
