U.S. Department of Justice

12/04/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/04/2025 15:40

Attorney General Bondi, FBI Director Patel Announce Arrest in January 6 Pipe Bomb Case

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Brian J. Cole, Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was arrested this morning and charged for transporting and planting two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on January 5, 2021, at the headquarters of both the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee in Washington D.C., announced Attorney General Pamela Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Cole is charged in a complaint unsealed today with transporting an explosive device in interstate commerce with the intent to kill, injure, or intimidate any individual or unlawfully to damage or destroy any building, vehicle, or other real or personal property. He is also charged with attempted malicious destruction by means of fire and explosive materials.

Related:
Man Charged for Planting Explosive Devices outside the RNC and DNC on January 5, 2021

Updated December 4, 2025
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Violent Crime
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