Cole Thomas Allen Faces New Terrorism Charge After White House Dinner Incident

WASHINGTON — The man accused of opening fire at this past April’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner was hit with new criminal charges Friday — including a terrorism count that could bring a life sentence in prison.

Cole Thomas Allen, 31, now faces five counts in a superseding indictment announced by DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

Allen allegedly sent out an anti-President Trump manifesto before charging through the Washington Hilton with a shotgun, which prosecutors said he fired at a Secret Service officer, striking a bulletproof vest.