Suspected White House press dinner shooter pleads not guilty to 4 federal charges

By: Ashley Murray

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 542

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — The man who allegedly attacked the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court to four criminal charges, including attempting to assassinate the president of the United States.

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of California, appeared before U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden in Washington, D.C., to be arraigned on charges that he tried to take the president’s life, which carries a possible life sentence, and that he assaulted a U.S. …

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