Virginia man arrested, charged with planting pipe bombs left near RNC and DNC before Jan. 6

Federal authorities have arrested a Virginia man linked to the pipe bombs left outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the night of Jan. 5, 2021 — devices discovered the following afternoon as the Capitol came under assault. The arrest, confirmed by multiple law enforcement sources including CNN, marks a major turning point in a case that has challenged investigators for nearly five years. The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Brian Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Virginia. He was taken into custody Thursday morning and charged with transporting an explosive device and attempted malicious destruction by means