Suspect in White House dinner shooting charged with Trump assassination attempt
Cole Allen, 31, was arraigned on federal charges including attempted assassination of President Trump, transporting firearms across state lines, and discharging a weapon during a violent crime. He was arrested Saturday after rushing a Secret Service checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. A detention hearing is set for Thursday.
The suspect in Saturday’s shooting outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner appeared in federal court on Monday and was formally charged with attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, along with other serious offenses. Cole Allen, a 31-year-old from California, also faces charges of transporting firearms and ammunition across state lines and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, according to Politico. The charge of attempting to assassinate a US president carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Detention and hearing
Allen will remain in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for Thursday. He was apprehended on Saturday after rushing a Secret Service checkpoint at the Washington Hilton Hotel, where the annual dinner was taking place. An officer was shot but survived due to a bulletproof vest. Allen had written materials at the hotel stating his intent to target Trump administration officials, and his social media accounts contained anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric.
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