KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — An East Tennessee man who FBI investigators say was one of the first people to enter the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was found guilty on several charges according to court documents.
Edward Kelley was found guilty of 11 charges following a two-day bench trial beginning on Oct. 28, and ending Oct. 29, 2024. He was found not guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting the same.
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The charges include:
- Obstructing Officers During a Civil Disorder
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers
- Destruction of Government Property Causing Damage in an Amount Exceeding $1,000
- Destruction of Government Property Causing Damage in an Amount Less Than $1,000
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Entering and Remaining in the Gallery of a House of Congress
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building