US EditionAlleged D.C. pipe-bomber set for detention hearing; lawyers argue for pretrial release
The judge postponed a decision on Brian Cole Jr.'s detention as prosecutors emphasize his continued bomb component purchases and defense cites no harm caused, with a 30-year sentence possible.
- Judge Matthew J. Sharbaugh said Tuesday he would take under advisement whether Brian Cole Jr. will remain detained and aims to rule within a day or so.
- After a multiyear investigation, federal authorities arrested Brian Cole Jr. on Dec. 4, 2025, and local police sealed the street in front of his Woodbridge, Virginia, home.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Jones said `This is not a case that involves an isolated, impulsive act`, citing bomb-making materials found by the FBI earlier this month and phone-wiping and continued purchases of components.
- Prosecutors urged detention, arguing planned political violence and evidence destruction by Brian Cole Jr., who faces a maximum sentence of 30 years; U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Sharbaugh indicated detention likely applies under federal law.
- A separate procedural dispute over D.C. indictments complicates the case as the detention hearing unfolded alongside questions about using a two-count indictment returned by a D.C. Superior Court grand jury in federal court, an issue tied to the D.C. Court of Appeals.
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Judge says more time needed to decide if pipe bomb suspect should be held before trial
A judge said Tuesday he needs more time before deciding if Brian Cole Jr. should be released or held in jail before his trial. Cole is accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the DNC and RNC headquarters the night before the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Prosecutors want Cole to remain behind bars until his trial, but the defense says he should be released because Cole has no criminal record and is not a danger to the community. The judge announ…
Judge considers home detention for Jan. 6 pipe bomb defendant
A federal judge said Tuesday he expects to decide within “the next day or two” whether Brian Cole Jr., the Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021, should be released to home detention as he awaits trial. “I’m going to take this matter under advisement,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Sharbaugh said at the close of a lengthy detention hearing. …
Judge Says Indictment Returned Against J6 Pipe Bomb Suspect - The Thinking Conservative News
An indictment has been returned against Brian Cole Jr., the Virginia man accused of placing pipe bombs in Washington before the events of Jan. 6, 2021. The post Judge Says Indictment Returned Against J6 Pipe Bomb Suspect appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Judge Says Indictment Returned Against J6 Pipe Bomb Suspect
WASHINGTON—An indictment has been returned against Brian Cole Jr., the Virginia man accused of placing pipe bombs in Washington before the events of Jan. 6, 2021, a judge said on Dec. 30, and complications remain ahead of an expected trial. During a hearing in Washington, U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh said he didn’t immediately accept the indictment because it was returned by a grand jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columb…
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