White House Security Breach: Allen's Chilling Plan

0:00Just as the department dropped new images and a court filing on Cole Allen, the guy accused of trying to crash the White House correspondence dinner, security last month. They say he fired a shotgun toward the stairs at the Washington Hilton checkpoint, heading for the ballroom. A secret service officer heard it, pulled his weapon, and shot five times. Allen went down, got restrained, and arrested right there. Earlier this week, filing show Allen planned this for weeks. He booked his room in early April, wrote a train cross-country while jotting notes on his phone about security weak spots. He searched the dinner details, checked the president's schedule page multiple times that day, even emailed his plans before heading out. Allen wrote he walked in loaded with weapons and nobody batted an eye, mocking how lax it was. He gripped that if he were an Iranian agent, he could have smuggled in heavy artillery unnoticed. The suspects are stunned at how close he got, sparking talks on event security flaws. New picks include a selfie, Allen snapped in his room, decked out in black shirt, red tie,

1:03knives strapped on, bag full of gear. Cops found extra knives, shotgun ammo, duct tape, and a respirator in his Hilton room. Back home in Torrance, California, they grabbed gun bags, holsters, and more ammo from his place. Allen's backing courts tomorrow, so expect more details soon. This case highlights the real threats out there, keeping everyone on edge. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to Durham News today, AI-powered local news.