TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 7, 2025

Edward Kelley of Maryville was sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill FBI agents as he awaited trial for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. He was sentenced July 2 by U.S. District Judge Thomas Varlan in Knoxville after being convicted Nov. 20 of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a crime of violence and influencing a federal official by threat, the Knox News reports. Investigators determined Kelley and another man made a list of agents who investigated his role in the riot and plotted to kill them, including discussing bombing the agents at their homes or in public places. A judge previously ruled that a pardon of Jan. 6 defendants would not apply to the conspiracy charge.