The man accused of being the Washington, DC, pipe bomber will remain in jail till he faces trial, a federal judge ruled Friday.
The resolution to hold Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly positioned explosives outdoors the Democratic and Republican National Committee buildings on January 5, 2021, was made two days after a listening to in which prosecutors argued that Cole would pose a hazard to others if he had been launched and allowed to reside together with his household.
Judge Matthew Sharbaugh wrote that: “The sudden and abrupt motivation behind Mr. Cole’s alleged actions presents concerns about how quickly the same abrupt and impulsive conduct might recur.”
He continued: “More, Mr. Cole reportedly told the FBI that he assembled the IEDs ‘in the hours before he drove to Washington, D.C. on January 5, 2021.’”
Cole has but to enter a plea to the costs.
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