Suspect in White House press dinner shooting pleads not guilty to all charges
Cole Tomas Allen, accused of attempting to assassinate Trump last month, did not speak as plea was entered
TL;DR
- Cole Tomas Allen pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted assassination of the president, assault on a federal officer, and firearms offenses.
- Prosecutors claim Allen fired a shotgun at a US Secret Service agent and attempted to breach security at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
- Allen allegedly traveled from California to Washington and checked into the hotel where the gala was held.
- A manifesto attributed to Allen, reportedly sent to family, expressed intent to target administration officials.
- The charge of attempted assassination carries a potential sentence of up to life in prison.