Trump assassination suspect Cole Allen's attorney calls suicide precautions unjustified
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An attorney for Cole Tomas Allen is seeking the removal of suicide precautions while the Torrance man remains jailed on charges of attempting to kill President Trump.In a motion filed Saturday in U.S.District Court in the District of Columbia, federal public defender A.J.
Kramer argued that Allen is being unlawfully punished by his continued confinement in a padded cell despite multiple assessments that found no indications of suicide risk.“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,” Kramer wrote.
“These conditions are excessive restrictions on his liberty that serve no justifiable purpose and deprive Mr.Allen of dignity while incarcerated.”A hearing on the motion is scheduled for noon Monday before U.S.
District Court Magistrate Judge Zia M.Faruqui.
A court filing says a representative from the Department of Corrections will appear at the hearing.Neither Kramer nor the Department of Justice responded to email questions Sunday.World & Nation Cole Tomas Allen, ‘a godly person’ and indie video game developer, allegedly attempted to assassinate President Trump at the White House correspondents’ dinner.In his argument, Kramer cited case law finding that “if a restriction or condition is not reasonably related to a legitimate goal — if it is arbitrary or purposeless,” a court could infer it to be punishment that “may not constitutionally be inflicted” on a detainee.Allen is being held in the District of Columbia jail prior to trial after agreeing to ongoing detention during an April 28 hearing.According to the motion, Allen was assigned to a “safe cell,” defined as a padded room with constant lighting, and required to wear a vest “akin to a straitjacket,” to not leave the cell except for legal or medical visits and to be strip-searched upon entry and e...