US EditionUS judge orders man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington to remain in custody
A judge cited Cole's alleged rapid bomb assembly and risk of future violence as reasons to deny release before trial for explosives charges linked to Jan. 6 events.
- On Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh ordered Brian J. Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Va., to remain jailed ahead of trial on two explosives-related charges tied to devices near the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C.
- Prosecutors say Cole told investigators he believed the 2020 election was 'tampered with' and targeted both parties because they were 'in charge,' hoping the bombs would detonate for news attention.
- According to the FBI and prosecutors, Cole admitted setting both devices to detonate in 60 minutes, the FBI found the bombs viable, and Cole factory-reset his phone more than 900 times.
- Sharbaugh wrote that no release conditions can reasonably assure community safety, citing the Justice Department's view of Cole as an `intolerable risk` and the devices' potential for devastation near the congressional certification.
- Procedural filings show Sharbaugh noted the indictment came from a Superior Court grand jury, not a federal grand jury which was inactive from Dec. 16 to Jan. 5, raising timing concerns.
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