The Department of Justice on Dec. 4 identified a suspect in the DC pipe bomb case after a nearly five-year investigation.

The pipe bombs were placed near the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees on the night of Jan. 5, 2021, Reuters and the Associated Press reported.

Bombs were placed near the offices of both the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington D.C., hours before an angry mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol

The FBI arrested a suspect believed to have placed pipe bombs outside the GOP and Democratic Party headquarters prior to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, MS NOW reported.

The case had frustrated authorities for years as they had failed to identify the person responsible for placing the bombs.

The Department of Justice on Dec. 4 identified a suspect in the DC pipe bomb case after a nearly five-year investigation.