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Vice President Kamala Harris takes aim at former President Trump while recounting the events of January 6 at the ABC News Presidential Debate (Courtesy: ABC News).
A Jan. 6 rioter who breached the U.S. Capitol was convicted of trying to have law enforcement personnel, including the FBI agents and employees who were investigating him, murdered, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Edward Kelley, 35, of Maryville, Tennessee, who was convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers and other crimes during the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, was found guilty on Wednesday of conspiracy to murder employees of the United States, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and influencing or retaliating against federal officials by threat.
The jury agreed on a verdict after an hour of deliberation following the three-day trial, WBIR-TV reported.
"Threats against men and women of the FBI who work hard every day to protect the safety and rights of all Americans are reprehensible and dangerous," said FBI Director Christopher Wray. "While awaiting trial for committing violent acts, Edward Kelley planned and conspired to attack our employees at work and at home for carrying out their duties. The FBI will never tolerate violent threats against our workforce or any of our colleagues in law enforcement and will continue our work to ensure they are held accountable."
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Jan. 6 rioter Edward Kelley seen at the U.S. Capitol. Kelley was convicted this week of plotting to kill the FBI agents who investigated him. (Justice Department)
Federal prosecutors at his trial in Knoxville, Tennessee, said Kelly developed a "kill list" of FBI agents and others who participated in the investigation into his conduct on Jan. 6 while awaiting trial for his involvement in the Capitol riot.
He distributed the list, as well as videos containing images of FBI employees identified on the list, to a co-conspirator as part of his "mission," authorities said.
A scene from the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Kelley's co-defendant Austin Carter, who pleaded guilty in November 2023 to conspiracy to kill FBI agents and is awaiting sentencing, testified that Kelly said he needed to "take out" the FBI. He said that he and Kelley planned attacks on the Knoxville FBI Field Office using car bombs and incendiary devices appended to drones.
He also testified that the conspirators strategized about assassinating FBI employees in their homes and in public places such as movie theaters.
Edward Kelley inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Justice Department)
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Recording introduced by prosecutors showed Kelley directing the plan, and giving instructions to "start it," "attack," and "take out their office" in the event of his arrest. He was also recorded stating: "Every hit has to hurt. Every hit has to hurt," authorities said.
Kelley is scheduled to be sentenced on May 7, 2025. He faces up to life in prison.
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