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Allen Back in Court Facing Serious Charges | Charleston News
Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, returned to federal court facing life-threatening charges including attempted assassination of the president, assault on a federal officer, and weapons offenses. Prosecutors allege he traveled from California, armed himself, and fired a shotgun at Secret Service agents — narrowly missing serious injury. The hearing was a procedural check-in, not a trial, as both sides updated the court on discovery and next steps. The judge denied the defense’s request to remove top prosecutors, citing no valid conflict of…
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