DOJ Brings New Charges Against Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect

Brian Cole Jr. was previously charged with planting explosive devices the day before the Jan. 6, 2021, unrest at the Capitol.

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. 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.