Reward For Jan. 6 Capitol Hill Pipe Bomber Grows To $500K

WASHINGTON, DC — A reward for information leading to the arrest of a person authorities say placed pipe bombs near the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee headquarters in January 2021 increased to $500,000 this week, the FBI said in a statement.

According to authorities, the suspect placed the bombs in the Capitol Hill neighborhood on Jan. 5, the night before hundreds of people stormed the U.S. Capitol where a joint session of Congress gathered to certify the 2020 presidential election results.

Authorities said the bombs were placed between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.

While neither bomb detonated, authorities said both were viable and could have "seriously injured or killed innocent bystanders."

Since the incident, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies have conducted 1,000 interviews, visited more than 1,200 residences and businesses, collected more than 39,000 video files, and assessed nearly 500 tips.

Authorities had previously offered a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the suspect's arrest.

"With the significantly increased reward, we urge those who may have previously hesitated to contact us—or who may not have realized they had important information—to review the information on our website and come forward with anything relevant," David Sundberg, assistant director of the FBI Washington Field Office, said in a statement. "Despite the unprecedented volume of data review involved in this case, the FBI and our partners continue to work relentlessly to bring the perpetrator of these dangerous attempted attacks to justice."

All public information pertaining to the investigation, including images and video of the suspect, the suspect’s backpack, the suspect’s shoes, the explosive devices, and a map of the route the suspect walked the night the pipe bombs, is available on the FBI's Seeking Information website.

Anyone with information should contact the FBI at 800-225-5324 or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov. Tips can remain anonymous.