Pipe-Bomb Suspect Charged Over Devices Found Before Jan. 6 Riot
A file image of a notice released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding pipe bombs planted outside offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees.
Source: FBI
A Virginia man has been charged with placing pipe bombs outside Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, capping a five-year investigation that stymied federal authorities.
A criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday charged Brian J. Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, with transporting explosive devices and attempting “malicious destruction.” Cole was arrested earlier in the day by the FBI.