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White House dinner shooting suspect seeks end of suicide precautions

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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