From the Justice Department:
A criminal complaint was unsealed today charging Edward Kelley, 33, of Maryville, Tennessee, and Austin Carter, 26, of Knoxville, Tennessee, with conspiracy, retaliating against a federal official, interstate communication of a threat, and solicitation to commit a crime of violence.
Kelley and Carter made their initial appearance in federal court today in Knoxville before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jill E. McCook. Both defendants have been detained. Carter has a detention hearing scheduled for Dec. 21.
According to court documents, Kelley, who is facing charges in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia related to his assault on a law enforcement officer during the breach of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, obtained a list of law enforcement personnel who participated in that criminal investigation.
In conversations with a cooperating witness, Kelley and Carter discussed collecting information and plans to kill the individual law enforcement personnel on the list that included an attack on the FBI’s Knoxville, Tennessee Field Office.
Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, U.S. Attorney Francis M. (Trey) Hamilton III for the Eastern District of Tennessee and Assistant Director Robert R. Wells of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division made the announcement. The FBI is investigating the case.
New: Edward Kelley of TN – already charged with numerous crimes stemming from Jan 6 including assaulting police – is accused of discussing collecting info on + plans to kill law enforcement connected to his Jan 6 case. Plans allegedly “included an attack on FBI” field office. pic.twitter.com/Q76fXxJ2uP
— Rob Legare (@RobLegare) December 16, 2022
Edward Kelly, 33, who is facing assault charges for 1/6, has been additionally charged with conspiracy, retaliating against a federal official, interstate communication of threat and solicitation to commit a crime of violence. https://t.co/vItsEnw2Td pic.twitter.com/RkJOzPceRO
— ???? (@antifaoperative) December 16, 2022
This is pretty remarkable. Edward Kelly, a January 6 defendant accused of attacking a Capitol police officer, allegedly plotted to retaliate by killing FBI agents and attacking the bureau in Knoxville, Tennessee. https://t.co/5yMNDIp7Dw
— Seth Hettena (@seth_hettena) December 16, 2022
NEW TONIGHT: Preliminary hearing for Edward Kelley, Maryville man charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot, has been moved from Dec. 20 to Feb. 28. Previous report: https://t.co/k3f5r4Rcho
— Curtis Carden (@Curtis_Carden) December 15, 2022