The man accused of shooting a U.S. Secret Service agent as he tried to breach security at a Washington dinner where President Donald Trump was present is expected in court on Monday (April 27) to face criminal charges.

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is scheduled to make his first appearance in Washington federal court, two days after authorities said they foiled an attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, an annual black-tie gathering of journalists and politicians.

Media crews gathered outside the courthouse early on Monday.

The proceeding on Monday is expected to be brief. A judge will advise Allen of his legal rights and prosecutors are expected to seek his detention while the case moves forward. Allen has not yet responded to the allegations. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer.

Charges have not yet been formally filed, but U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in Washington, said Allen would be charged with assault on a federal officer and using a firearm during a crime of violence. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said other charges, including attempted assassination, were possible, but that the investigation remains ongoing.

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1. EXTERIOR OF E. BARRETT PRETTYMAN UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE, WHERE SHOOTING SUSPECT, COLE TOMAS ALLEN, IS EXPECTED TO APPEAR FOR FIRST COURT APPEARANCE

2. SIGN ON BUILDING READING: "E. BARRETT PRETTYMAN UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE"

3. EXTERIOR OF COURTHOUSE

4. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER SPEAKING INTO MICROPHONE IN FRONT OF CAMERA LOCATED IN FRONT OF COURTHOUSE / EXTERIOR OF COURTHOUSE AND ADDITIONAL CAMERAS

5. UNATTENDED MEDIA CAMERAS LINED UP IN FRONT OF COURTHOUSE

6. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER SPEAKING INTO MICROPHONE IN FRONT OF CAMERA

7. GENERAL VIEW OF REPORTERS AND CAMERAS SET UP IN FRONT OF COURTHOUSE

8. VARIOUS OF MEDIA CREW AND CAMERA SET UP IN FRONT OF COURTHOUSE

9. CAMERAS SET-UP IN FRONT OF COURTHOUSE WITH U.S. CAPITOL DOME IN THE BACKGROUND

10. MEDIA CAMERAS SET UP IN FRONT OF COURTHOUSE / EXTERIOR OF COURTHOUSE / MORE CAMERAS SET UP IN FRONT OF COURTHOUSE