UPDATE 6-Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of January 6, 2021 Capitol riot
Published on: Dec. 5, 2025, 3:25 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
The suspect, Brian Cole Jr., of Woodbridge, was charged with use of an explosive device and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials, Attorney General Pam Bondi and other federal officials told a Washington press conference. Bondi and other officials did not say what motivated the alleged bomber to plant devices outside the Republican and Democratic Party buildings near the Capitol, or reveal what new break in the case led to the arrest nearly five years after the incident.
