Judge Orders Continued Detention of Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect

The defense had suggested Cole could be released to his grandmother with certain restrictions.

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 national parties, being sworn in at Federal Court in Washington, on Dec. 5, 2025. Dana Verkouteren via AP

A magistrate judge has rejected a request by Brian Cole Jr., the man suspected of placing pipe bombs in Washington before the events of Jan. 6, 2021, to stay with his grandmother before an anticipated trial.

Cole has been detained at the Rappahannock Regional Jail since December and indicated he would be willing to undergo house arrest, wear an ankle monitor, and comply with other conditions of release.