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This courtroom sketch depicts Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Va., the man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic committee headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021, in Washington, being sworn in before U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya at federal court in Washington as U.S. Attorney Charles Jones (seated L) and defense attorney John Shoreman (seated C) look on, on Dec. 5, 2025. Dana Verkouteren via AP
WASHINGTON—Brian Cole Jr., the defendant in a case related to pipe bombs discovered outside the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded not guilty during an arraignment on Jan. 9.
Cole appeared at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, just down the road from the U.S. Capitol.
