Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 33
- Location
- Maryville, Tennessee
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers; Destruction of Government Property (2 counts); 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 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
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
According to court documents, a witness told the FBI they drove a man named Ed from Tennessee to Washington, D.C., on the day before the riot at the request of their pastor. The pair allegedly stayed in separate rooms of a hotel and then drove back to Tennessee on the day after the riot. Hotel and financial records belonging to Edward Kelley allegedly support that witness's claim. The FBI interviewed Kelley in June of 2021, during which he said he was near the Capitol but did not go inside. But prosecutors say video from the riot and other evidence allegedly show Kelley helping to throw a U.S. Capitol Police officer to the ground, pushing on a metal barricade against law enforcement, breaching a window with a piece of wood, and being confronted by Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman. Prosecutors estimate Kelley spent about 40 minutes inside the Capitol, including in the Senate gallery and the rotunda. He was arrested in May of 2022.
Case History
Kelley pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Bench trial begun on 10/28/2024 and verdict on 11/8/2024 of Guilty on all charges but one: Obstruction. Sentencing set for 4/27/2025. On 1/22/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice.
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.