From Fox News: A suspect who allegedly planted pipe bombs blocks from the U.S. Capitol on January 5, 2021, is now in federal custody after a nearly five-year investigation, law enforcement sources told Fox News Digital on Thursday.
The FBI arrested the suspect, a male living in Virginia, early Thursday morning, the sources said. The man in custody is named Brian Cole, two sources said.
Authorities discovered the two pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committees’ headquarters around the same time that thousands of protesters a few blocks away began to descend on the Capitol over the 2020 election results.
Video footage released by the FBI showed an unidentified person placing the pipe bombs near the two headquarters more than 16 hours before law enforcement found them.
The suspect seen in surveillance footage was completely covered, wearing a hoodie, glasses and a face mask. However, investigators were reportedly able to help identify the man by the way he walked.
The arrest comes almost five years after the pipe bombs were planted. Investigators have said the bombs miraculously did not detonate, but they were viable.
Authorities are expected to hold a press conference later on Thursday with additional details.
BREAKING: Arrested J6 pipe bomber suspect identified as Virginia man Brian Cole, sources told Fox News. https://t.co/KL3RGLgSzc pic.twitter.com/5MuGDOdpi0
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 4, 2025
BREAKING: The suspect the FBI arrested this morning in connection with the January 5th, 2021, pipe bombs planted outside the RNC and DNC headquarters is Brian Cole, according to NBS News.
The man was living in Virginia, and the suspect was seen on surveillance footage wearing a… pic.twitter.com/elPuJhSkFf
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) December 4, 2025
🚨 BREAKING: Suspect IDENTIFIED as: Brian Cole, 33, Virginia.
FBI has arrested the Jan 5 pipe bomber this morning. Matches the exact gait, shoes (Nike Air Max Speed Turf), hoodie, mask, glasses, gloves from 2021 footage. Charges expected tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/dzsYsnnska
— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) December 4, 2025
🚨 BREAKING: DNC, RNC pipe bomb suspect named as Virginia man Brian Cole, sources tell Fox News pic.twitter.com/dSqBnrFErM
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 4, 2025
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