Convicted Jan 6 rioter found guilty of plotting to kill FBI agents, DOJ

A Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol rioter from Tennessee was convicted Wednesday of plotting to kill Federal Bureau of Investigation  agents.

According to the U.S. attorney's office, Edward Kelley, 35, of Maryville, Tennessee, was "convicted following a three-day trial in the Eastern District of Tennessee of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and influencing a federal official by threat."

He faces up to life in prison at his sentencing in May 2025.

 Kelley created a “kill list” of agents and other federal employees who investigated his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the Justice Department said.

The verdict comes about two weeks after Kelley was convicted on felony charges including assaulting a police officer during the riot, according to The Washington Post.