Man charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump after storming White House Correspondents' dinner with shotgun and pistol. Cole Allen, a 31-year-old computer scientist from California, was tackled by security before reaching the ballroom. Devlin Barrett, New York Times Justice Department reporter, examines what radicalized the suspect, whether security failed, and whether political violence is escalating in America. Cole Allen was charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump after traveling from California with two weapons and checking into the same hotel hosting the dinner.