The man who prosecutors say attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington last weekend is petitioning to be taken off suicide watch, according to a new filing by his lawyers on Saturday.
Cole Allen’s status on suicide watch and suicide precaution “amounts to punishment” and “violations of his rights,” his lawyers said. “Mr. Allen is forced to be escorted to the shower, strip searched when entering and exiting his cell, and wear a padded vest while inside,” filings read. “These conditions are excessive restrictions on his liberty that serve no justifiable purpose and deprive Mr. Allen of dignity while incarcerated.”
