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5 things to know about pipe bombing suspect Brian Cole Jr.

A poster reads "ARRESTED" in bold letters as Attorney General Pam Bondi, accompanied by U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro (L), FBI Director Kash Patel, (3rd-R) and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino (R), speaks at the conclusion of a news conference on an arrest of a suspect in the Jan. 6, 2021, pipe bomber at the Department of Justice on Dec. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Federal agents have arrested a suspect they are charging with placing two pipe bombs, which never exploded, the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.
A poster reads "ARRESTED" in bold letters as Attorney General Pam Bondi, accompanied by U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro (L), FBI Director Kash Patel, (3rd-R) and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino (R), speaks at the conclusion of a news conference on an arrest of a suspect in the Jan. 6, 2021, pipe bomber at the Department of Justice on Dec. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Federal agents have arrested a suspect they are charging with placing two pipe bombs, which never exploded, the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
1. Cole was a ‘low-key’ person with few friends 

Judge Jeanine Pirro, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, provided additional details about Cole in an appearance on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” Thursday night. Revealing that federal law enforcement officers had “surveilled him” leading up to his arrest, Pirro detailed how “he was always wearing his headphones.”

“He would take his dog out. He would go to the 7-Eleven,” Pirro said.

“His closest friends were his family,” she added, describing Cole as "low-key" and "low-profile."

According to Pirro, “He lives with his mom and his sisters. He would go to work for a few hours a day; his father had a bail bondsman company.” 

Pirro stressed that the suspect did not have “a lot of social media,” had few friends and did not have a criminal record. She characterized Cole as “that quiet individual that you would never imagine could put a pipe bomb [and] put it together.” 

Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com

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