The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested suspect Brian Cole after a nearly five-year-long investigation into the pipe bombs that were discovered outside the Republican and Democrat headquarters in Washington DC on the day of the 6 January 2021 riots at the US Capitol.

Cole is the first definitive suspect in the case, which had long perplexed law enforcement authorities.

He was arrested on Thursday morning local time and is scheduled to be arraigned in a federal court in Washington, DC, at 1 pm.

AP reported that hours after Cole's arrest, law enforcement vehicles arrived in numbers in the area where his home is, and agents from the FBI helped shoo away onlookers.

Presently, it is unclear what Cole will be charged with.

Authorities say Cole could have ties to “a

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