Caltech-educated suspect indicted in bid to assassinate Trump and assault on Secret Service

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Caltech-educated suspect indicted in bid to assassinate Trump and assault on Secret Service
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A California man, reportedly Caltech-educated, was indicted on charges including attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump and assaulting a Secret Service officer with a deadly weapon, linked to the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Dinner attack at the Washington Hilton. Prosecutors say he carried a handgun, a shotgun and knives, prompting a rapid security response after rushing a checkpoint; a Secret Service officer was wounded but not seriously. The grand jury also charged him with two firearms offenses, and he could face life in prison if convicted.

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