A federal grand jury in Washington indicted the suspected shooter at last month’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on four federal charges May 5, including attempting to assassinate the president.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, the alleged gunman, also faces a charge of assaulting an officer of the United States with a deadly weapon and two firearms charges.
The officer assault charge was added for the first time, officially accusing Allen of shooting a Secret Service officer following an investigation into ballistic evidence from the shooting scene.
The weapons charges include transporting a firearm and ammunition with the intent to commit a felony; and using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence….
DOJ Adds Assault Charge in Case Against DC Gala Shooting Suspect
