The rioters who invaded the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 have been found guilty of attempting to kill law enforcement personnel, including FBI agents and agents they were investigating, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
Edward Kelly, 35, of Maryville, Tennessee, was convicted of a crime He was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to murder a U.S. official, abetting a violent crime, influencing or retaliating against a federal officer for his role in assaulting law enforcement officers and other crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. convicted of a crime. threat.
The jury agreed on the verdict after a three-day trial and one hour of deliberation, WBIR-TV reported.
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On January 6, rioter Edward Kelly was seen at the Capitol. Kelly was found guilty this week of plotting to kill FBI agents who investigated the case. (Ministry of Justice)
At trial in Knoxville, Tennessee, federal prosecutors said FBI agents who participated in the investigation into Kelly's actions on January 6 while he was awaiting trial for his involvement in the Capitol riot. He said he had created a “kill list.”
As part of his “mission,” he distributed the list and a video containing images of FBI agents identified on the list to his co-conspirators, authorities said.
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A scene from the January 6 riot at the US Capitol in 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Mr. Kelly's co-defendant, Austin Carter, who is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in November 2023 to conspiracy to kill FBI agents, testified that Mr. Kelly said he needed to “bring down” the FBI. did. He said he and Kelly were planning an attack on the Knoxville FBI field office using car bombs and incendiary devices attached to drones.
He also testified that his co-conspirators planned to assassinate FBI agents in their homes, movie theaters, and other public places.
Edward Kelly inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Ministry of Justice)
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Recordings introduced by prosecutors show Mr. Kelly directing the plan, giving instructions to “start,” “attack” and “shut down the office” if an arrest was made. Officials were also recorded saying, “Every blow must hurt. Every blow must hurt.”
Mr. Kelly is scheduled to be sentenced on May 7, 2025, and faces a possible life sentence.
