Cole Tomas Allen entered a not guilty plea Monday morning to charges of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump. The case involves an attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month. Allen faces life in prison if convicted.
Allen, charged with attempting to assassinate the president, assaulting a federal officer, and multiple gun offenses, appeared in federal court for the District of Columbia. Prosecutors said he charged through a security checkpoint on April 25 at the Washington Hilton Hotel while armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives, and shot a Secret Service agent.
