Overview
- Video released Thursday by the U.S. attorney shows Cole Allen sprinting through a checkpoint with a shotgun and an officer taking a round that his vest stopped.
- The footage captures a metal detector being taken out of service and a K-9 sweep seconds before the breach, underscoring a gap in the layered security at the hotel.
- Prosecutors say Allen fired at least once during Saturday’s chaos, citing a spent shell and an agent’s account, while defense lawyers argue the images do not conclusively show him firing.
- Charging documents detail weeks of planning that began April 6, a cross‑country train trip, reconnaissance inside the Hilton, and an arsenal that included a 12‑gauge shotgun, a .38 pistol, knives, and extra rounds, and a judge has ordered him held pending trial.
- A viral claim misidentifying a woman taking bottles as Ukraine’s ambassador is false, the embassy says, reflecting broader misinformation that spread as raw videos from the scene circulated online.