Assassin's Hotel Room: Knives, Gun, Confession

0:00On April 30th, Cole Thomas Allen, the guy charged with trying to assassinate President Trump at the White House correspondent's dinner, showed up in, court today for his detention hearing. This marked his first public sighting since Monday's arrangement on three felonies, attempted assassination, transporting a firearm across state lines, for a crime, and using a gun during violence. Dressed in an orange jumpsuit, he waved bail, and agreed to stay locked up for now. Prosecutors dropped to selfie. Allen snapped in his hotel room at 8.03 pm right before heading to the Washington Hilton. He's decked out in a black shirt, slacks, red tie, with a leather ammo bag, shoulder holster, knife sheath, pliers, and wire cutters visible. They say he had seven knives total. Check Trump's schedule again at 8.13 pm, watch live arrival video, then email to confession to, family at 8.30 pm. Inside the Hilton, chaos erupted, as guests dove under tables, while secret service rushed Trump and others out. Video from the Washington Post catches the

1:04first four seconds. Agents draw and fire fast, missing Allen as he sprints past, no clear muzzle flash from. His shotgun, an agent got hit, but his vest saved him from serious harm, forensics are still checking if Allen shot did it. Allen asked to ditch 24-hour solitary, saying he's no threat, but the judge couldn't overrule the jail. His lawyers might fight it later. Officials praised the secret service for stopping worse damage, even with misses. Next up is a preliminary hearing on May 11th. No plea entered yet. If convicted, life in prison looms large as this case rolls on.