Release of pipe bombing suspect rejected
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has refused to order the pretrial release of a man charged with planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh ruled on Friday that Brian J. Cole Jr. must remain jailed before trial. The magistrate concluded there are no conditions of release that can reasonably protect the public from the danger that Cole allegedly poses. Justice Department prosecutors say Cole has confessed to placing pipe bombs outside the party headquarters.