FBI suddenly arrests GOP candidate challenging Michigan Dem governor over alleged role in Jan. 6 Ryan Kelley, a leading Republican candidate for governor of Michigan, was arrested on Thursday in connection with his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the United States Capitol.
The arrest came on the same day the House committee investigating Jan. 6 is planning to hold its first televised hearing.
Kelley was taken into federal custody and charged with four misdemeanor crimes: trespassing, disorderly conduct, committing an act of violence against a person or property on restricted grounds, and depredation of federal property.
The FBI also raided Kelley's home in Allendale Township.
As the Associated Press noted, it is not clear why the FBI waited 18 months after Jan. 6 to arrest Kelley. After all, he has long acknowledged that he was at the Capitol that day, but he has denied ever entering the building.
Documents compiled by federal investigators, indeed, confirm Kelley's presence at the Capitol on Jan. 6. None of the photos included in the documents show him inside the Capitol building. However, photos confirm that Kelley was in a crowd that climbed stairs outside the Capitol. Many of those in the crowd around him eventually entered the building.............
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