The FBI released a security camera image of a potential suspect in the pipe bombs found in Washington, D,C, on Jan. 6, 2021, and a closeup of the person's distinctive shoe.
Nearly five years after pipe bombs were discovered near the offices of the Democratic National Committee headquarters and the Republican National Committee headquarters on the night before the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, federal authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the case.
“The arrest marks the first time investigators have settled on a suspect in an act that had long vexed law enforcement, spawned a multitude of conspiracy theories and remained an enduring mystery in the shadow of the dark chapter of American history that is the violent Capitol siege,” according to the Associated Press. “The arrest took place Thursday morning, and the suspect is a man.”
The AP notes that the FBI has received hundreds of tips and reviewed tens of thousands of video files.
Citing sources, MSNOW’s Carol Leonnig reports that the “suspect was identified in a fresh review of old evidence and could have possibly been arrested years ago.”