Judge orders accused Jan 6 pipe bomber to remain in custody pending trial

A national justice connected Friday ordered that the antheral accused of planting tube bombs extracurricular the Republican and Democratic nationalist office successful Washington, D.C., beryllium held successful custody pending trial.

In his order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh said that Brian Cole is entitled to the presumption of innocence, similar each defendants.

"The Court concludes that the authorities carried its eventual load to show that determination are nary conditions of merchandise the Court could enforce to reasonably guarantee the information of the community," helium wrote. 

"The Court understands its ‘grave law work to guarantee that the facts and circumstances of each lawsuit warrant this exceptional treatment,’" the justice continued. "But based connected the Court’s cautious information of the applicable factors that govern its determination, this lawsuit fits that bill."

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The FBI executed hunt warrants connected Thursday astatine the location of Brian Cole Jr., who has been accused of planting tube bombs adjacent the Capitol complex, the RNC and DNC connected Jan. 5, 2021. (WTTG ; Department of Justice)

Federal prosecutors argued that Cole should beryllium held due to the fact that helium presents a information to the community, pointing to purchases of bomb-making materials done astatine slightest August 2022.

Defense attorneys said determination was nary grounds that Cole would airs a information going forward, noting that helium has not done thing to harm the assemblage successful the past 5 years, Fox 5 D.C. reported.

Surveillance footage released by the FBI shows the suspected DC tube bomber walking adjacent the DNC connected Jan. 5, 2021, alongside a photograph of accused fishy Brian Cole Jr., who was ordered held portion awaiting trial.  (Department of Justice)

Undetonated homemade bombs were discovered connected Jan. 6, 2021, though prosecutors said Cole denied that his actions were connected to the events astatine the Capitol that day.

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Although helium initially denied involvement, prosecutors allege Cole aboriginal confessed to placing the devices extracurricular the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters.

Cole besides allegedly said helium was disillusioned by the predetermination result and sympathetic to claims by President Donald Trump and immoderate allies that it had been stolen.

Cole was arrested successful Virginia aft investigators identified him arsenic the fishy accused of placing tube bombs adjacent the U.S. Capitol analyzable and extracurricular the RNC and DNC office connected the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.

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The bombs did not detonate. Cole was arrested successful December 2025.