Neighbour of attack suspect says he was ‘strange’

GREENSBORO, NC — Suspect in the failed Trump assassination attempt, Ryan Routh, has a long criminal record in Guilford County, North Carolina, where he once lived in Greensboro.

Routh’s criminal record in Guilford County dates from the 1980s to 2010, and his charges range from writing multiple bad checks to felony possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen vehicle, and multiple counts of possession of a weapon of mass destruction in 2002, specifically a “binary explosive with a 10-inch fuse and a detonator.”

A neighbor who knew Routh for about 18 years before he moved to Hawaii and left his Greensboro home vacant at least a year ago described his family as “weird” to reporters outside their home next to Routh’s former North Carolina residence.

“He had a horse in the house. I mean, a whole, live horse in the house. But I could see the guns and all that stuff. They were… oh, I mean, kind of weird. But they didn’t bother me. I didn’t mind them,” Kim Mungo said.

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Ryan Routh’s most recent mug shot from 2010 (Guilford County)

“I told all my friends because they didn’t believe me,” Mungo added.

She told reporters that she confirmed a photo to authorities on Sunday of Routh, the owner of a Greensboro company called United Roofing.

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Kim Mungo, neighbor of failed Trump assassin Ryan Routh, speaks to reporters on Monday. (Image credit: Fox News Digital)

“To me, this is just crazy. He was a good guy. He was sweet,” Mungo said, adding that “his daughter was like” her daughter and that she drove Routh’s daughter to school “sometimes,” although the two no longer speak.

She said the family had never expressed strong political views.

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Kim Mungo described Ryan Routh as a “good guy” and “sweet,” but said he and his family were “weird” at times. (Image credit: Fox News Digital)

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Other neighbors who spoke to Fox News Digital did not know Routh and were surprised that their neighbor was allegedly involved in an alleged murder attempt.

Civil court records show that Routh’s daughter lived “full-time” with her father after Routh and his ex-wife divorced in 2003. Her son lived full-time with Routh’s ex-wife.

Bodycam footage released on Monday shows Trump assassination suspect Ryan Routh being taken into custody on September 15, 2024. (Martin County Sheriff’s Office)

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The suspect’s ex-wife now lives with her newer husband, according to a neighbor who said they are neighborly and seemingly normal. The neighbor said he noticed what appeared to be police activity at their home on Sunday night after Ryan Routh was arrested following the incident at Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach.

In 2009, Routh’s ex-wife expressed concern about the suspect’s “financial situation” and agreed to terminate child support.

Federal authorities charged Routh with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Additional charges may be filed at a later date.

Routh’s public defender did not respond to Fox News Digital.