January 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Reportedly Taken Into Custody

A man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the offices of the Republican and Democratic National Committees on the eve of the January 6 Capitol riot has been taken into custody, sources told ABC News on Thursday.

The male suspect, later identified as Brian Cole, was busted by the FBI on Thursday morning, the culmination of a nearly five-year-old mystery.

The arrest came nine months after the FBI released new security footage that showed an individual carrying a bag down an alley between the RNC headquarters and the Capitol Hill Club.

Despite an exhaustive manhunt, little was known about the suspect seen in the video, including the culprit’s gender.

The devices were planted somewhere “between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.” on January 5, the FBI said at the time.

The suspect is due in court later Thursday.