Judge Orders WHCD Shooting Suspect Held Without Bail as Prosecutors Release Security Footage
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Judge Orders WHCD Shooting Suspect Held Without Bail as Prosecutors Release Security Footage
A federal judge ordered Cole Tomas Allen to stay in jail as he waits for trial. Allen is charged with trying to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. During a court hearing, the judge decided that Allen must remain in custody for now. He currently faces federal assassination and firearm charges for the April incident.
Prosecutors also released new security videos from the night of the attack. One video shows Allen inside the hotel before he allegedly tried to storm the dinner with a weapon. Another clip shows the suspect approaching a security checkpoint just before the shooting started. Before the attack, Allen reportedly wrote that the event's security was poor and easy to bypass.
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