WHCD shooter seeks removal of jail suicide-prevention safeguards
TL;DR
Cole Tomas Allen, accused of firing a shotgun at the White House Correspondents' Dinner that targeted President Trump, asked a DC judge to end suicide-prevention precautions after being placed in a padded, 24/7 lockdown 'safe cell'; he faces charges of attempted assassination, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and illegally transporting guns across state lines and has not yet entered a plea.
Topics:nationus-politics#assassination-attempt#dc-court#jail-suicide-precautions#trump#us-politics#white-house-correspondents-dinner
- Attempted White House dinner assassin seeks to downgrade from prison suicide precautions The Jerusalem Post
- Press gala shooting suspect moved off suicide watch in jail, records show CBS News
- White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect no longer on suicide watch, lawyers say NBC News
- Trump DOJ could have awkward time explaining this part of its Cole Allen prosecution MS NOW
- Attorney asks to lift suicide precautions for Trump attack suspect NewsNation
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