Cole Tomas Allen, the man arrested after allegedly charging a security checkpoint for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner while President Donald Trump and other top administration officials were in attendance, is set to be arraigned on Monday in federal court in Washington.
As of 10:30 a.m. ET on Monday, there was no public record of charges against Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance who was a teacher at C2 Education, a tutoring, test prep, and college admissions counseling provider.
But Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that he expected the charges to include assault of a federal officer and discharging a firearm during the assault of a federal officer. Gunshots were fired outside of the ballroom where the dinner was underway.
Allen was allegedly armed with a shotgun, handgun and a knife when he ran through the checkpoint in the direction of the ballroom. One Secret Service office was shot, but not seriously injured, according to Trump, who credited the agent’s protective gear.
The court hearing comes as concerns have been raised over the Secret Service’s handling of Saturday’s event, where Trump and Vice President JD Vance were evacuated after gunshots rang out within hearing of the ballroom at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
