Brian Cole Jr faces two charges related to the 5 January 2021 plot and could serve up to 20 years in prison if convicted The man suspected of planting pipe bombs in Washington DC the night before the 6 January 2021 deadly attack on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump trying to overturn his election defeat is due to make his first appearance in federal court on Friday. Brian Cole Jr, 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia , will appear in court in Washington DC to face two explosives-related charges on the day after his arrest . Cole was accused of placing pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties not far from the US Capitol and the White House on the evening of 5 January 2021. Continue reading...
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FRI · 2025-12-05 · 16:11 GMTBRIEF NSR-2025-1205-1136
NSR-2025-1205-1136News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Suspect in US Capitol pipe bomb plot to make first appearance in court
Brian Cole Jr. is scheduled to make his first federal court appearance in Washington D.C.
George Chidi and agenciesThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2025-12-05 · 16:11 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Brian Cole Jr. is scheduled to make his first federal court appearance in Washington D.C. on Friday, facing two explosives-related charges. Cole was arrested in connection to the January 5, 2021, pipe bomb plot, where devices were placed outside the Democratic and Republican party headquarters near the U.S. Capitol. The incident occurred the night before the January 6th attack on the Capitol. Cole, a 30-year-old from Woodbridge, Virginia, could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. He is accused of planting the pipe bombs with the intent to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
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Cole was accused of placing pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties.
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Brian Cole Jr, 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia , will appear in court in Washington DC.
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Brian Cole Jr faces two charges related to the 5 January 2021 plot.
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