A Jan. 6 rioter who breached the U.S. Capitol was convicted of attempting to have regulation enforcement personnel, together with the FBI brokers and staff who have been investigating him, murdered, the Justice Division stated Wednesday.Â
Edward Kelley, 35, of Maryville, Tennessee, who was convicted of assaulting regulation enforcement officers and different crimes through the Capitol assault on Jan. 6, 2021, was discovered responsible on Wednesday of conspiracy to homicide staff of america, solicitation to commit against the law of violence, and influencing or retaliating towards federal officers by menace.
The jury agreed on a verdict after an hour of deliberation following the three-day trial, WBIR-TV reported.
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Jan. 6 rioter Edward Kelley seen on the U.S. Capitol. Kelley was convicted this week of plotting to kill the FBI brokers who investigated him. (Justice Division)
Federal prosecutors at his trial in Knoxville, Tennessee, stated Kelly developed a “kill checklist” of FBI brokers and others who participated within the investigation into his conduct on Jan. 6Â whereas awaiting trial for his involvement within the Capitol riot.Â
He distributed the checklist, in addition to movies containing pictures of FBI staff recognized on the checklist, to a co-conspirator as a part of his “mission,” authorities stated.
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A scene from the January 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol in 2021. (AP Picture/Julio Cortez, File)
Kelley’s co-defendant Austin Carter, who pleaded responsible in November 2023 to conspiracy to kill FBI brokers and is awaiting sentencing, testified that Kelly stated he wanted to “take out” the FBI. He stated that he and Kelley deliberate assaults on the Knoxville FBI Area Workplace utilizing automotive bombs and incendiary gadgets appended to drones.Â
He additionally testified that the conspirators strategized about assassinating FBI staff of their properties and in public locations reminiscent of film theaters.
Edward Kelley contained in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Justice Division)
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Recording launched by prosecutors confirmed Kelley directing the plan, and giving directions to “begin it,” “assault,” and “take out their workplace” within the occasion of his arrest. He was additionally recorded stating: “Each hit has to harm. Each hit has to harm,” authorities stated.Â
Kelley is scheduled to be sentenced on Might 7, 2025. He faces as much as life in jail.Â
