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Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump to remain in custody

the Guardian·Guardian staff and agency·about 1 month ago
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The man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump by rushing the black-tie press gala in Washington DC at the weekend where the US president was a guest, agreed on Thursday to remain in custody while his federal criminal case moves forward. The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen , 31, was not planning immediately to contest prosecutors’ arguments that he was a danger to the community and should remain in jail, his attorney, Tezira Abe, said during a federal court hearing in the capital. Allen allegedly stormed a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton hotel where the annual White House correspondents’ association dinner was being held and fired a shotgun outside the doors leading into the ballroom where the US president, first lady Melania Trump and several cabinet members were already seated and the event was getting under way.…

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