Alleged WHCD Shooter Indicted With Extra Charge

But the indictment, released Tuesday, shows Cole also faces an additional charge of assaulting an officer with a deadly weapon. The court record alleged that Allen “did knowingly... forcibly assault, intimidate, and interfere with V.G., an officer and employee of the United States,” with a “deadly and dangerous weapon, that is a shotgun.” An officer was struck during the April 25 incident, but was unharmed due to his bulletproof vest. Whether Allen fired the bullet that hit the officer is not explicit in the indictment. “As alleged in today’s indictment, the heavily armed defendant rushed security and shot a Secret Service Officer in an attempt to assassinate President Trump—but was stopped thanks to the courageous and immediate response from law enforcement, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement. “Under the leadership of President Trump, violent political actors will never win—we will prosecute anyone who engages in these horrific acts to the fullest extent of the law.”Read more at The Daily Beast.