Man Accused in White House Correspondents' Association Dinner Shooting Charged with Terrorism
Prosecutors say Cole Tomas Allen planned the attack for weeks and now faces a possible life sentence if convicted.
- A federal grand jury added an armed terrorism charge against Cole Tomas Allen, accused of opening fire at a Secret Service checkpoint during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on April 25, 2026, targeting President Donald Trump.
- Prosecutors allege Allen sprinted through a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton, firing a Mossberg Maverick 88 shotgun and hitting a Secret Service officer once in the chest before being restrained by law enforcement.
- Investigators allege Allen traveled cross-country by train after weeks of planning, arriving with a Rock Island Armory 1911 pistol, dozens of ammunition rounds, and multiple knives and daggers while monitoring Trump's movements on the night of the dinner.
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Ferris Pirro is handling the five-count case, with a jury trial set for September 7, 2027, before Judge Trevor N. McFadden.
- The armed terrorism count is pursued under a local D.C. statute previously used against Floyd Fee Corkins, the gunman convicted of attacking the Family Research Council in 2012.
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Man accused in White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting charged with terrorism
Cole Tomas Allen, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump at the White House Correspondents dinner in April, is facing a new charge of terrorism.
WHCA dinner suspect slapped with new terrorism charge
A federal grand jury added a new terrorism charge against Cole Tomas Allen, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner earlier this year. Allen, a 31-year-old California resident, was indicted in May on four charges, including attempting to kill the president at the April 25 […]
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