Big news is breaking this Thursday morning, as multiple sources are reporting that a Virginia man has been arrested for placing pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee on January 5, 2021.
Details are sketchy as of this writing, but this would be the first time federal law enforcement has made an arrest in the high-profile case that has seemed to baffle investigators for nearly five years. According to one report, the suspect is a man from Virginia and the arrest by the FBI took place Thursday morning. There is no word as of yet on the charges this suspect might be facing.
A news conference is expected to take place at the U.S. Department of Justice sometime on Thursday.
BREAKING: Colleague @davidspunt reports the FBI has arrested the suspect believed to be behind the planting of pipe bombs at the DNC & RNC headquarters in DC on January 5th, 2021. Suspect is a male living in Virginia. Arrested early this morning in VA.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 4, 2025
NEWS - Federal authorities have arrested a Virginia man in connection with the placement of two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the RNC & DNC the night before the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, sources tell me @MLevineReports @PierreTABC @alex_mallin @JackDate
— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) December 4, 2025
🚨🚨BIG NEWS from the @FBI this morning - the J6 pipe bomb suspect arrested is a man - so it appears to undermine earlier reports of a woman Capitol Police officer being the perpetrator.
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) December 4, 2025
Stay tuned… https://t.co/ndGX3mAVCK
BREAKING: FBI arrests a suspect in the investigation into pipe bombs planted near the RNC and DNC headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021. https://t.co/2Fyon2OJfS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 4, 2025
This is a developing story.
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