Summary
A man from Virginia, Brian Cole Jr., appeared in court facing charges for planting pipe bombs outside political party headquarters in Washington the day before the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. He was arrested and will stay in jail until his next court date. Investigators identified him using various tracking methods.
Key Facts
- Brian Cole Jr. is charged with placing pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic party offices.
- He appeared in court and remains in jail pending another hearing on December 15.
- Cole was identified through credit card use, cellphone tower data, and a license plate reader.
- He admitted to planting the bombs and has views supporting President Trump.
- The bombs did not go off, but they were found to be potentially deadly.
- This marks the first public identification of a suspect linked to the pipe bomb case.
