{"id":2599218,"date":"2026-05-05T21:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grand-jury-indicts-whca-dinner-shooting-suspect-on-four-counts\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:10:53","slug":"grand-jury-indicts-whca-dinner-shooting-suspect-on-four-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grand-jury-indicts-whca-dinner-shooting-suspect-on-four-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand jury indicts WHCA dinner shooting suspect on four counts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrand-jury-indicts-whca-dinner-shooting-suspect-on-four-counts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599218&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-men-indicted-for-hate-crimes-in-death-of-ahmaud-arbery\/\" title=\"Three Men Indicted For Hate Crimes In Death Of Ahmaud Arbery\">federal grand jury indicted<\/a> Cole Allen, 31, for allegedly trying to disrupt the White house Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner by shooting a Secret Service agent. He faces four charges, including attempting to assassinate President donald Trump, assaulting a U.S. officer with a deadly weapon, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >related firearms counts involving transporting<\/a> a firearm and using or discharging one during a violent crime.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors say Allen fired a shotgun on April 25 at the black-tie gala, striking a Secret Service agent while trying to enter the room where the dinner was held. The assault charge is described as the first formal allegation that he shot a Secret Service agent. Allen has agreed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-says-abrego-garcia-should-remain-detained-pending-trial\/\" title=\"Trump ... says Abrego Garcia should ... pending ...\">remain detained pending trial<\/a> and has not entered a plea. Court filings claim he \u201cknowingly attempted to kill\u201d the president,and reports say he wrote a manifesto published by the new York Post accusing Trump of being a \u201cpedophile,rapist,and traitor.\u201d His trial will be overseen by U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>A federal grand jury <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indictments\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3236\">indicted<\/a> the alleged gunman who attempted to disrupt the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House-Correspondents-Association\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House-Correspondents-Association\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association<\/a> dinner on four charges on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Cole Allen, 31, was charged with attempting to assassinate President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, assaulting an officer or employee of the United States with a deadly weapon, and two other related firearms charges: transportation of a firearm and ammunition through interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony and using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.   <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a 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enter the room where the dinner was being held. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Allen\u2019s charge of assaulting a U.S. officer marks the first time he has been formally accused of shooting a Secret Service agent. <\/p>\n<p>Allen has agreed to remain detained until his trial and has not yet entered a plea. <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors alleged that Allen \u201cknowingly attempted to kill the president of the United States\u201d in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.292089\/gov.uscourts.dcd.292089.22.0.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.292089\/gov.uscourts.dcd.292089.22.0.pdf\">court filings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Allen\u2019s manifesto, which was first published last week by the <em>New York Post<\/em>, accused Trump of being a \u201cpedophile, rapist, and traitor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4543635\/correspondents-dinner-shooter-manifesto-trump\/\">wrote<\/a>, adding that \u201cadministration officials (not including Mr. Patel): they are targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4552789\/pirro-cole-allen-secret-service-agent-shot\/\"><strong>PIRRO SAYS TRUMP DINNER SHOOTING SUSPECT \u2018DEFINITIVELY\u2019 SHOT SECRET SERVICE AGENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Allen also took a photo of himself in the hotel room with weapons, including an ammunition-filled bag, a shoulder holster, a knife, and other tools, moments before heading to the dinner. He also allegedly scheduled his manifesto to be sent to his family members, friends, and a former employer.<\/p>\n<p>The trial will be overseen by a randomly assigned Trump appointee, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal grand jury indicted Cole Allen on four charges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2599219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26120599333448.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33010,55208,15074,59799,79177],"class_list":["post-2599218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-criminal-justice","tag-grand-jury","tag-indictment","tag-suspect-charged","tag-whca-dinner-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26120599333448.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599222,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599218\/revisions\/2599222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}