Overview
- Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, has been charged with planting devices outside the RNC and DNC in January 2021.
- A tech-savvy officer built software that unlocked T-Mobile data first obtained in 2021, helping link a phone’s movements to surveillance footage, according to new reporting.
- Investigators cite decoded cell-site trails, CCTV matches, and bank and credit-card records showing purchases of bomb components, including items from Home Depot.
- Justice Department and FBI leaders say the arrest followed a fresh review of existing evidence rather than a new public tip.
- Rep. Thomas Massie promoted an unverified whistleblower claim questioning Cole’s capacity to act alone, a contention not corroborated in court filings described in the coverage.