DOJ reindicts DC pipe bomb suspect after FBI confession transcript released
The Department of Justice reindicted accused pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr., doubling the number of felony counts against him days after his lawyers released a transcript of the FBI interview in which he confessed to planting two devices outside the national party headquarters before Jan. 6, 2021.
TL;DR
- Brian Cole Jr., accused pipe bomb suspect, was reindicted by the Department of Justice.
- The number of felony counts against him has doubled to eight.
- This follows the release of a transcript of his FBI interview, in which he confessed to planting two devices.
- The new indictment charges Cole separately for each bomb found outside the Republican and Democratic national committee headquarters.
- Cole was arraigned on Thursday following the superseding indictment.