One America News Network OAN Staff Katherine Mosack
The suspected gunman in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) shooting, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, will remain in detention for the foreseeable future ahead of his trial.
During a federal court hearing on Thursday, the legal team for Allen informed U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya that their client would not challenge the government’s motion to keep him in custody pending trial.
While Allen consented to detention at this stage, his public defender, Tezira Abe, explicitly reserved the right to revisit the matter and request a release hearing at a later date if circumstances change.
The 31-year-old remains held in a Washington, D.C., facility on charges including the attempted assassination of the president, following the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner five days ago.
This decision by the defense ensures Allen remains detained for the immediate future as both sides begin the discovery process in the high-profile case.
Last Saturday, Allen, a part-time teacher, purportedly charged a security checkpoint and shot a U.S. Secret Service member at a black-tie dinner that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump had attended with several administration officials.
Meanwhile, federal prosecutors have labeled the attack an act of political violence, citing a manifesto Allen had apparently sent to his family members approximately ten minutes before charging the security check point.
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