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White House dinner shooting suspect seeks end of suicide precautions
His lawyers say a nurse recommended ending the restrictions and that continued precautions block calls, visits and jail tablet access.
- On Saturday, attorneys for Cole Tomas Allen asked a Washington judge to remove him from suicide precautions while jailed for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump.
- Allen allegedly stormed a security checkpoint and fired a shotgun outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 25, facing charges of attempted assassination and illegal weapons transport.
- Upon booking on April 27, officials placed Allen in a "safe cell" with 24-hour lockdown procedures, later downgrading him to "suicide precautions" restricting phone calls and personal visits.
- Although a nurse recommended ending precautions on Friday, they remained in place; Allen's lawyers argue the status "amounts to punishment," denying him a tablet "which would permit him to communicate with loved ones outside of the jail."
- A ruling from the District Court is pending on the motion, which will determine if Allen regains communication access while he awaits trial for the April 25 incident.
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Cole Allen removed from suicide watch; court hearing still set for Monday
The defense team for Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting, withdrew its request to remove him from suicide watch after learning the restriction had already been lifted, according to FOX News.
Cole Allen, White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect, Removed From Suicide Watch in D.C. Jail
Court documents show the alleged WHCD shooter is no longer being held under suicide precautions. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro also confirmed it was Allen's shotgun that struck a Secret Service agent.
Judge raises concerns over suicide watch for accused Correspondents' Dinner shooter
A legal battle is escalating over the jail conditions of Cole Thomas Allen, the 31-year-old California man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner last weekend.
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