Brian Cole Jr is the name that is reverberating in the US after Federal prosecutors arrested the 30-year-old resident of Woodbridge, Virginia, on December 4, 2025. The public prosecutors charged him with planting two explosive devices outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on January 5, 2021. According to the authorities, Brian Cole’s arrest follows a reanalysis of CCTV footage, phone location data, vehicle tracking data, and more. The investigators further added that purchase records tied Brian Cole to the two improvised explosive devices and to the area on the night they were placed.
Who is Brian Cole Jr, and why were Federal prosecutors arrested him? Investigators reveal the evidence that led to his arrest in the ‘Jan. 6 pipe bomb blast’
According to the latest reports on Brian Cole Jr’s arrest, the man has no public criminal history beyond some traffic violations. Despite this, the Justice Department executed search warrants at his home. Regarding the converging lines of evidence presented by federal prosecutors and investigators, there are many interesting details. According to reports, a license plate reader captured a Nissan Sentra matching Brian Cole’s vehicle, which was spotted near South Capitol Street at around 7:10 p.m. on January 5, 2021.
