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D.C. pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole diagnosed with autism, attorneys say in motion for release
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Brian Cole, the Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs at the nation's capital on Jan. 5, 2021, is requesting a release from jail due to his autism...
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Brian Cole told investigators he believed that the 2020 election had been tampered with and he felt "someone needs to speak up," the DOJ alleges in court documents.
Federal prosecutors told a judge the man suspected of planting pipe bombs near RNC and DNC headquarters in January 2021 confessed in an affidavit filed Sunday.
Brian Cole is accused of planting the bombs near the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on Jan. 5, 2021. The bombs failed to go off before...
Pipe bombs Washington DC January 6 suspect Brian J. Cole Jr. allegedly confessed to targeting RNC and DNC headquarters over stolen election claims, prosecutors say.
DC pipe-bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. told authorities he wanted to “speak up” for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen and target the country’s political parties for being “in charge” after his arrest earlier this month, prosecutors said Sunday.
Brian Cole, the Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs at the nation's capital on Jan. 5, 2021, is requesting a release from jail due to his autism...
DOJ claims 'overwhelming evidence' of Cole’s guilt, but questions remain about Cole’s location, his shoe size, gait, eyesight, and details of his alleged confession.
Brian Cole was arrested and charged earlier this month for allegedly planting two pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic Party headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021.
