Suspect in US Capitol pipe bomb plot to make first appearance in court

Brian Cole Jr faces two charges related to the 5 January 2021 plot and could serve up to 20 years in prison if convictedThe man suspected of planting pipe bombs in Washington DC the night before the 6 January 2021 deadly attack on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump trying to overturn his election defeat is due to make his first appearance in federal court on Friday.Brian Cole Jr, 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, will appear in court in Washington DC to face two explosives-related charges on the day after his arrest. Cole was accused of placing pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties not far from the US Capitol and the White House on the evening of 5 January 2021. Continue reading...