Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Attorneys for Brian Cole Jr., the man accused of building and laying pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., at two political party headquarters, are arguing for his pre-trial release.
Cole, 30, has autism spectrum disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder, his attorneys said in a Monday night filing. He is scheduled for a detention hearing on Tuesday afternoon.
The attorneys argued that "government-induced excitement" around Cole's arrest is premature and potentially violates court rules.
"The question is whether there is a present danger -- a contention the government never actually makes, and something belied by the past four years in which Mr. Cole has lived without incident," Cole's attorneys argued in their filing. "No device detonated, no person was injured, and no property was damaged."
Related
