The FBI received a tip of Ryan Wesley Routh’s possession of a firearm in 2019.
Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Miami Field Office, Jeffrey Veltri, told reporters during a press conference: “Law Enforcement checks revealed that from 1997 to 2010, the subject had numerous felony charges for stolen goods.”
“I can also share with you that he was the subject of a previously closed 2019 tip to the FBI where it was alleged he was a felon in possession of a firearm,” he said.
“In following up on the tip, the alleged complainant was interviewed and did not verify — I repeat, did not verify — providing the initial information. The FBI passed that information to local law enforcement in Honolulu.”
One of Routh’s criminal counts alleges that he illegally possessed a gun despite having felony convictions, the Associated Press reported. Routh’s other charge alleges that the firearm’s serial number was obliterated.
