Judge rebukes prosecutors for moving forward with detention proceedings for accused correspondents' dinner gunman
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Key Points:
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya reprimanded federal prosecutors for pushing to advance the detention hearing of Cole Allen, the accused White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman, despite Allen agreeing to remain in custody.
- The judge emphasized avoiding unnecessary courtroom disputes and ordered the Justice Department to provide available discovery materials to Allen's defense ahead of the next hearing scheduled for May 11.
- Allen, charged with attempted assassination of the president and gun offenses, was apprehended after allegedly shooting at an officer while trying to breach a security checkpoint at the event attended by President Trump and other officials.
- Prosecutors sought to keep Allen detained due to the severity of charges, but the defense agreed to detention, leading the judge to call further detention arguments inefficient and unnecessary at this stage.
- Following the hearing, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro released new video footage showing Allen running through the security checkpoint, reinforcing the government's case.
