Cole Tomas Allen, accused in a White House Correspondents’ Dinner attack, asks a judge to remove suicide precautions while jailed. A request to loosen jail restrictions is putting the case of Cole Tomas Allen back in the spotlight. Allen, accused of attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump at a black-tie press gala last weekend, asked a judge on May 2 to end suicide precautions while he remains in custody in Washington, Misryoum reported.