United States v. Cole

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Case No. 1:25-mj-276 BRIAN J. COLE, JR., Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Defendant Brian J. Cole, Jr. stands charged with two criminal offenses under federal law. Both charges stem from an accusation that Mr. Cole built, transported, and tried to detonate two improvised explosive devices (“IEDs”)—so-called “pipe bombs”—near the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (“DNC”) and the Republican National Committee (“RNC”), in the heart of Washington, D.C., on the evening of January 5, 2021.…