Chelsea Walsh, a former nurse and aid worker in Ukraine, told US officials about Ryan Routh's disturbing behavior and obsession with assassinating Vladimir Putin. She claims she expressed her concerns to CBP, FBI, and Interpol but received no response. Now, Routh is accused of stalking Donald Trump in an apparent assassination attempt.
This photo provided by Hédi Aouidj shows Ryan Routh , a suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump , in Maidan, Ukraine on April 10, 2024. The more Chelsea Walsh talked to the eccentric fellow American who seemed to pop up in every square and cobblestone street of Ukraine ’s capital, the more she got creeped out.
Walsh’s account was one of at least four reports to the U.S. government that, while not direct threats to Trump, raised suspicions about Routh in the years leading up to his arrest.
Walsh, who lives just a few miles from Trump's golf course, said she cannot help but think all of this could have been avoided.Sarah Adams, an ex-CIA officer who was behind the State Department tip, said she decided to act after learning Routh was trying to recruit former Afghan fighters with false promises of spots in the Ukrainian military.
Similarly, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it could not confirm Walsh had a meeting with one of its agents because it does not comment on individual cases. The FBI also declined to confirm Walsh’s warning, citing a policy of not commenting on ongoing investigations. Interpol did not respond to a request for comment.
He was interviewed by The New York Times, photographed by the AP and other news organizations and appeared in videos from Kyiv making his pitch for foreign fighters. He put out a self-published book last year on Amazon, “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War,” in which he writes of the wisdom of a well-timed killing of a world leader to change history.
She watched as Routh kicked a homeless man begging for money and then snarled, “The Ukrainians should be paying me for what I am doing here!” She said he talked of his grown children with such hatred —"I wish I never had them” — that it frightened her. She remembers how he threatened to burn down a music studio because people there laughed at him over a song he wrote.
But when questioned, the alleged tipster backed off and did not verify providing the initial information. The FBI then referred the matter to Hawaiian law enforcement for further investigation. Honolulu police confirmed this week they were looking into it. In congressional testimony Wednesday, Katrina Berger, executive associate director of the agency, noted that it gets hundreds of such requests a day and that Routh’s comments did not rise to the level to take him into “immediate custody.”
In both felony cases, court records show judges gave Routh either probation or a suspended sentence, allowing him to escape prison time. Montrealers can get used to taking a stroll on several car-free streets during the summer in the years to come thanks to a new commitment from the city.An Ontario woman is among the dozens of people who have come forward to allege that they were sexually abused by London-based businessman Mohamed Al Fayed, the former chairman and owner of Harrods.Advocates have identified the woman who died this week after being shot by police in Surrey, B.C.
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