{"id":2520286,"date":"2025-12-11T18:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-jan-6-pipe-bombers-detention-hearing-delayed\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T18:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:28:12","slug":"alleged-jan-6-pipe-bombers-detention-hearing-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-jan-6-pipe-bombers-detention-hearing-delayed\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber&#8217;s detention hearing delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falleged-jan-6-pipe-bombers-detention-hearing-delayed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520286&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The detention hearing for Brian Cole Jr., the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alleged pipe bomber connected<\/a> to the January 6, 2021, attack near the Republican adn Democratic National Committee headquarters, has been delayed until December 30. Cole, 30, from Woodbridge, Virginia, was arrested by the Justice Department a week ago on charges of transporting explosive devices with intent to harm, linked to undetonated pipe bombs placed on January 5, 2021. Prosecutors and Cole&#8217;s defense cited the need to review extensive discovery material as the reason for the postponement. Authorities have yet to clarify Cole&#8217;s motive or any direct connection between the bombs and the Capitol riot the next day. Evidence includes a lengthy post-arrest interview, surveillance footage, cellphone data, and financial records. Cole admitted to planting the devices and expressed doubts about the 2020 election outcome according to a source, though this has not been officially verified in court. The investigation continues with possible additional charges pending.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber&rsquo;s detention hearing delayed until end of month<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2423650\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>One week after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a> made its long-sought arrest in the nearly five-year-old <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\">Jan. 6 <\/a>pipe bomb investigation, the case is already facing delays as prosecutors continue to withhold details about the suspect&rsquo;s alleged motive and whether the bombs were tied to the Capitol riot itself.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for the DOJ and 30-year-old defendant Brian Cole Jr. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/71994556\/9\/united-states-v-cole\/\">jointly asked<\/a> U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on Wednesday to postpone Cole&rsquo;s detention hearing by 15 days, citing a &ldquo;significant amount of discovery&rdquo; that must be reviewed before the proceeding. The judge on Thursday granted the request to delay the hearing, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3909210\/jan-6-bomb-suspects-arrest-exposes-holes-in-fbis-story-about-cell-phone-data\/\">originally scheduled for next week<\/a>, until Dec. 30 at the request of both parties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3914623\/dhs-homeland-security-task-force-new-york-transnational-criminals\/\">DHS launches task force in New York targeting transnational criminals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3913927\/suspect-kentucky-state-university-shooting-parent-student\/\">Suspected gunman in Kentucky State University shooting ID&#8217;d as parent of student<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3912636\/kentucky-state-university-shooting\/\">One dead in shooting at Kentucky State University, suspect in custody: Police<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This courtroom sketch depicts Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, the man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties on Jan. 5, 2021, in Washington, being sworn in, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 before U.S. Magistrate Moxila Upadhyaya, at Federal Court in Washington, as U.S. Attorney Charles Jones, seated left, and Defense Attorney John Shoreman, seated center, look on. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The decision to postpone the hearing, which is intended to determine whether Cole should remain jailed or be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspected-waukesha-murderer-was-assessed-top-risk-for-violence-was-released-by-leftist-da-anyway\/\" title=\"Suspected Waukesha Murderer Was Assessed Top Risk For Violence, Was Released By Leftist DA Anyway\">released pending trial<\/a>, will slow the public release of information in a case that has raised new questions even after Cole&rsquo;s arrest last week. <\/p>\n<p>Federal authorities have yet to explain why the pair of undetonated pipe bombs was placed outside the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee on Jan. 5, 2021, or whether the act was connected to the riot at the U.S. Capitol the following day.<\/p>\n<p>Cole, a Woodbridge, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\">Virginia<\/a>, resident and the son of bail bondsman Brian Cole Sr., was arrested last Thursday on charges of transporting an explosive device across state lines with intent to kill, injure, or damage property, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-says-jan-6-pipe-bomb-suspect-purchased-bomb-parts-in-2019\/\" title=\"FBI says .... 6 pipe bomb suspect purchased bomb parts in 2019\">attempted malicious destruction<\/a> by means of an explosive. Prosecutors say the devices, though never detonated, could have caused serious injury or death.<\/p>\n<p>During his initial court appearance on Friday, Cole appeared briefly before Upadhyaya wearing a khaki jail jumpsuit and sporting a scruffy mustache. He spoke only to answer routine questions, including whether he understood his rights and his level of education, which he said was high school. Several family members attended the hearing, with two women calling out &ldquo;We love you, Brian&rdquo; as he was led from the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors told the court their evidence includes a four-hour interview Cole gave investigators following his arrest, along with surveillance footage, cellphone location data, and financial records. Cole has not entered a plea.<\/p>\n<p>According to an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.287327\/gov.uscourts.dcd.287327.1.1.pdf\">affidavit<\/a>, investigators identified Cole by reviewing years-old credit card transactions, cellphone tower data, and license plate reader records. Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a> said last week the arrest resulted from a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3907682\/jan-6-pipe-bombs-suspect-arrested-using-no-new-information-doj\/\">renewed review<\/a> of previously collected evidence under the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a>, rather than from any new tip.<\/p>\n<p>At a press conference announcing the arrest, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino declined to describe the specific evidence that led investigators to Cole, telling reporters they were &ldquo;in the prologue of a long book&rdquo; and that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-protesters-bust-barricade-around-rochester-police-station-block-road-following-incident-with-9-year-old\/\" title=\"BLM Protesters Bust Barricade Around Rochester Police Station, Block Road Following Incident With 9-Year-Old\">investigation remains ongoing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News last week that Cole <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dc-pipe-bomb-suspect-admitted-planting-devices-expressed-doubts-2020-election-outcome-source\">admitted to planting the devices<\/a> and expressed doubts about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election during questioning, though those claims have not been detailed in court filings or verified by the administration&rsquo;s public comments.<\/p>\n<p>The criminal affidavit remains the only court record on the docket that provides details about how <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">the FBI<\/a> landed on Cole as the primary suspect in the case. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-assistant-attorney-general-jeff-clark-condemns-leaks-secrecy-surrounding-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"Former Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark Condemns Leaks, Secrecy Surrounding Trump Indictment\">indictment remains sealed<\/a> on the docket, while authorities have said there remains the possibility of additional charges in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Cole allegedly began purchasing materials to construct the bombs as early as 2019, more than a year before the election and well before the Jan. 6 riot, and continued to make purchases of similar items even in the days after the riot, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3909210\/jan-6-bomb-suspects-arrest-exposes-holes-in-fbis-story-about-cell-phone-data\/\">JAN. 6 BOMB SUSPECT&rsquo;S ARREST EXPOSES HOLES IN FBI&rsquo;S STORY ABOUT CELLPHONE DATA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pipe bombs, which authorities have deemed were &ldquo;viable,&rdquo; were discovered on Jan. 6, 2021, near the RNC and DNC offices as Congress was certifying the election results. The bombs were never detonated, and nobody was injured.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant remains in custody pending his detention hearing, which is now expected to be pushed back to late December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan. 6 pipe bomber&#8217;s detention hearing postponed to month-end<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2520287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Brian-Cole.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68676,68675,32087,33118,68340],"class_list":["post-2520286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-court-delay","tag-detention-hearing","tag-jan-6","tag-legal-proceedings","tag-pipe-bomber"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Brian-Cole.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520286"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520290,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520286\/revisions\/2520290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}