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The man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the headquarters of both the Democratic<\/a> and Republican<\/a> national committees the night before the January 6 insurrection<\/a> at the US Capitol appeared at a federal detention hearing before a magistrate judge on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, authorities arrested Brian Cole Jr of Woodbridge, Virginia<\/a>. He has yet to enter a plea. Cole\u2019s lawyers argued that he should be released while he awaits trial, as he does not present any danger. They also noted that Cole had agreed to home detention enforced by GPS monitoring, and would live under the supervision of a relative. The defense rebuked federal prosecutors who pushed for the suspect to remain in custody.<\/p>\n Cole\u2019s lawyers argued Tuesday that their client is on the autism spectrum, and has been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. In a recent court filing<\/a>, they also wrote that Cole has \u201czero criminal history\u201d, and there is \u201czero evidence that he will flee\u201d. They argue that no one was \u201cactually harmed\u201d as a result of the crimes Cole has been charged with, since neither of the bombs exploded.<\/p>\n However, according to a recent justice department memo<\/a>, Cole allegedly confessed to his crimes after he was arrested by law enforcement. At the time, his home was also searched and several bomb-making components were found on the premises. The FBI also obtained Cole\u2019s credit card statements, which, they note, showed the purchase of several materials used to make the bombs.<\/p>\n