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orangecrush

(19,537 posts)
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 09:09 PM Jun 2022

FBI arrests Michigan gubernatorial candidate on charges related to involvement in January 6 riot

(CNN)GOP Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley was arrested Thursday morning on misdemeanor charges related to his involvement in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, according to the Justice Department.

Kelley, 40, of Allendale, Michigan, was arrested in Allendale on charges "stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol breach," according to Bill Miller, a spokesman for the US attorney's office in the District of Columbia.

Kelley was released on bond later Thursday, after making his initial appearance in federal court in Michigan. He greeted his supporters outside the courthouse after his release, giving thumbs up and hugs, according to local reporters on the scene.


The Detroit FBI field office confirmed Kelley's arrest and said his home had been searched on Thursday morning.

"I can confirm FBI agents from Grand Rapids office executed an arrest and search warrant at Mr. Kelley's residence in Allendale, MI. At this time, I cannot provide any information on the nature of the charges against Mr. Kelley," said Mara Schneider, a public affairs officer with the FBI's Detroit's office, in a written statement, adding that she expected additional information to be "forthcoming."

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/09/politics/fbi-arrest-michigan-gubernatorial-candidate-ryan-kelley/index.html#cobssid=s


This guy is a straight up whackjob.

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FBI arrests Michigan gubernatorial candidate on charges related to involvement in January 6 riot (Original Post) orangecrush Jun 2022 OP
Riot? Is this CNN's way of saying they want to appeal to righty more? Eliot Rosewater Jun 2022 #1
Insurrection. orangecrush Jun 2022 #2

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
1. Riot? Is this CNN's way of saying they want to appeal to righty more?
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 09:13 PM
Jun 2022

I know they said as much the other day.

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