Cole Allen, the suspect of attempting to-assassinate the President of the United States, Donald Trump, during the Bl House correspondents dinner However, he pleaded not guilty on the four federal charges against him during a court appearance in Washington.

Allen, who remains detained as the process progresses, is accused of attempted assassination, which could get him a life sentence , along with two other crimes related to the use and transportation of firearms and a fourth for assault on an agent with a deadly weapon.

The 31 year man was arrested on 26 April after evading a security control and trying to break in, armed with a shotgun, a pistol and several knives, in the lounge of a hotel in Was hington where the dinner was held, with Trump present; the first lady, Melania Trump; the vice president, JD Vance; the speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson; and other authorities.

This California engineer and professor skimmed running a security checkpoint and is believed to shot an officer before being subdued by law enforcement.

Minutes before the incident, Allen sent a writing to his relatives in which he stated that his target were members of the Trump Administration.

His attempt to enter the hall where the event was held triggered a shootout with security agents that left no victims, but forced to evacuate the president and members of his Cabinet.

He was initially charged with three counts and a fourth was added for alleged assault on an officer as part of a revised indictment filed by the District Attorney's Office. ito of Columbia before a grand jury, the body in charge of determining whether probable cause exists to formally indict a suspect in the country's judicial system.

Last week, Judge Zia Faruqui, in charge of the case, apologized to Allen for the harsh conditions to which he was subjected in prison, after spending several days in an isolation cell, despite the complaints of his lawyers. EFE