January 6 Investigations

Federal authorities arrested 30-year-old Brian Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Virginia, Thursday in connection with two pipe bombs placed near the DNC and RNC on Jan. 5, 2021, charging him with transporting an explosive device across state lines and attempted malicious destruction by means of an explosive device. At his initial D.C. federal court appearance Dec. 5, Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya ordered Cole detained; he did not enter a plea, is due back Dec. 15, and prosecutors say the case rests on bank and purchase records, cell‑site and license‑plate data and items seized in searches after a re‑review of existing evidence. AP reported that Cole confessed and reportedly expressed belief the 2020 election was stolen; his attorney is private counsel John Shoreman.