Cole Allen took a selfie photo in his Washington Hilton Hotel room about a half hour before he tried to storm through a security checkpoint and assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night, federal prosecutors said in a new court filing. The California man is seen in the photo wearing what appears to be an ammunition bag he was later found with, a shoulder holster and a sheathed knife. Prosecutors included the photo, as well as photos of guns Allen was allegedly carrying on Saturday, to argue he should be detained without bond.
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