VIDEO: Suspect in January 2021 U.S. Capitol Pipe Bomb Case Arrested
Editor’s Note:
Last month, a conservative outlet identified a former U.S. Capitol Police officer as a potential match for the January 6 pipe bomber, citing a “gait analysis” as its primary evidence. The FBI later dismissed the claim, and the officer definitively disproved the allegation by providing video footage showing she was at home playing with her puppies at the time the explosive devices were planted
By Breitbart. A man accused of planting pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol the day before the January 6, 2021, protests has been arrested in Virginia.
Officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested the suspect early Thursday, Fox News reported, citing law enforcement sources. Fox said the suspect is Brian Cole, according to “two sources.”
The pipe bombs were placed near the Republican and Democrat National Committees’ headquarters over 16 hours before authorities located them.
MORE details on this news we broke this am — @FBI arrested suspect 5-year-long pipe bomb case.
Problem: suspect was identified in a fresh review of old evidence and could have possibly been arrested years ago, sources tell @KDilanianMSNOW and me. https://t.co/iuo3Tp6Uml— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) December 4, 2025
A bomb squad detonated the pipe bomb found at the Republican National Committee (RNC), Breitbart News reported January 6, 2021. A suspicious package was also found at the Democrat National Committee’s offices.
“The report comes as supporters of President Trump stormed the United States Capitol to protest the Congressional electoral college vote to certify the 2020 presidential election results for President-elect Joe Biden,” the outlet added at the time. (Read more from “VIDEO: Suspect in January 2021 U.S. Capitol Pipe Bomb Case Arrested” HERE)
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Nearly Five Years Later, FBI Makes Arrest In DC Pipe Bomb Case
By The Federalist. The FBI made an arrest early Thursday morning in the five-year-old Washington, D.C., pipe bomb case. Authorities arrested Brian J. Cole Jr. and accused him of planting two live bombs on Jan. 5, 2021 — one near in the vicinity of the headquarters of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the other near the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
According to the criminal complaint, video surveillance captured an individual, now alleged to be Cole, wearing a hoodie and distinctive shoes while placing bombs at the RNC and DNC headquarters. The bombs were discovered Jan. 6, 2021, before they exploded.
The Department of Justice is charging Cole, 30, with transportation of an explosive device with intent to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to damage property and malicious destruction by means of fire and explosive materials.
Cole, a resident of Woodbridge, Virginia, lives in a house “with his mother and other family members,” according to the complaint. He works at a bail bond business.
He allegedly bought materials for the bombs, including pipes, endcaps, and steel wool, at Home Depot, along with a kitchen timer at Walmart. Investigators tracked down every bomb component he purchased, according to the complaint. (Read more from “Nearly Five Years Later, FBI Makes Arrest In DC Pipe Bomb Case” HERE)
