Attorney General Pam Bondi, announces the arrest of Brian Cole during a press conference in Washington on Dec. 4, 2025. The FBI has conducted a yearslong investigation into the pipe bombs placed in the District of Columbia on Jan. 5, 2021. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
FBI agents have arrested a man who allegedly placed pipe bombs in the District of Columbia on Jan. 5, 2021, officials announced on Dec. 4.
The man, Brian Cole Jr., is accused of putting bombs consisting of a pipe, end caps, electrical wire, a battery, and other materials near the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee buildings in the District of Columbia.