https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/09/12/2nd-attempted-trump-assassin-makes-opening-remarks-gets-smacked-by-judge-n2193876
"While Fercano said he initially thought Routh was not a threat, he stated that he then noticed an object "black in nature protruding from the fence line" when he was approximately five feet from Routh.
"Upon further scanning, I had identified the weapon to be a Soviet-style weapon," he said. "I noticed the front sight post was facing me."
A former Marine marksman, Fercano said the situation "appeared to be a textbook ambush scenario..."