This courtroom sketch depicts the swearing in of Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Va., the man accused of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national committees in Washington on Jan. 5, 2021. Presiding in Federal Court in Washington on Dec. 5, 2025, is U.S. Magistrate Moxila Upadhyaya as U.S. Attorney Charles Jones, seated left, and Defense Attorney John Shoreman, seated center, look on. Dana Verkouteren via AP
Brian Cole Jr., the man who allegedly planted pipe bombs in Washington before the events of Jan. 6, 2021, is facing two new charges related to terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
The new charges were disclosed in a superseding indictment that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed on April 14 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Cole, who is awaiting trial from jail, was initially indicted on charges of knowingly transporting two pipe bombs and a malicious attempt to damage or destroy by fire or explosives.
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