NEW: Judge Orders Suspected Pipe Bomber Brian Cole Detained Pending Trial
A federal magistrate judge on Friday ordered suspected January 6 pipe bomber Brian Cole to be detained pending trial.
CBS News reported:
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Virginia man suspected of leaving two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic National Committees in 2021 to remain detained in the run-up to a criminal trial.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh granted the Justice Department’s request to keep the suspect, Brian Cole, in custody while he awaits a trial on two criminal counts. He has not yet entered a plea to the charges, which stem from the alleged planting of two improvised explosive devices near the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the RNC and DNC on Jan. 5, 2021, the night before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Sharbaugh wrote in a 19-page opinion that “the government carried its ultimate burden to demonstrate that there are no conditions of release the Court could impose to reasonably assure the safety of the community.”
The decision came after Cole appeared in court Tuesday for a hearing on whether he should remain detained pending trial.
Joe Biden’s FBI under Director Christopher Wray knew Brian Cole was the January 6 pipe bomber back in April 2021, but for some reason chose not to take him into custody and charge him with crimes.
Brian Cole, 30, of Woodridge, Virginia, was taken into custody last month and charged with use of an explosive device and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials.
Cole admitted to investigators that he planted pipe bombs at the RNC and DNC headquarters on January 5, the night before the Capitol riot.
After nearly half a decade, the FBI appeared to crack the case less than one year into the Trump Administration.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said federal investigators solved the case of the January 6 pipe bomber without any new evidence.
The FBI identified Cole based on his phone pings and transaction history on his credit cards, according to an affidavit.
The FBI has identified one bank checking account and six credit cards (the “Accounts”) used by COLE. The FBI obtained records for the checking account and three credit cards for the time period January 2018 to January 2021. Three additional credit cards were obtained for the time period of January 2018 to November 2025. The FBI reviewed the transaction history for all of these Accounts.
Cole’s family said he is an “autistic recluse” and “computer nerd” who lived in the basement of his parents’ Woodbridge, Virginia, home.
Brian Cole’s grandmother told The Daily Mail that her grandson has no party affiliation and that he is not a Trump supporter.
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