FBI arrests suspect in planting of pipe bombs near DNC, RNC night before J6

The FBI has made an arrest in connection with pipe bombs planted near the Republican and Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot.

The arrest Thursday comes after a nearly five-year investigation to identify the bomber, who in a surveillance video appears to be a male in a hoodie, gloves and a face mask. 

The person arrested is a male and the arrest included the FBI going to a house in northern Virginia, a senior law enforcement official told Just the News. The RNC and DNC headquarters are blocks from the U.S. Capitol building.

A second senior law enforcement official said the break in the case came when the agency assigned a new team to the case that began to evaluate the case with new tools. The second official also said the FBI has yet to learn the suspect's motive and that the investigation continues.