Former candidate for governor pleads to January 6th capitol riot charges

Undated - A former Republican candidate for Michigan governor who was at the U-S Capitol during the 2021 riot has reached a plea agreement and will avoid a trial. Ryan Kelley's attorney said yesterday (Thurs) that Kelley will resolve the case with a “minor misdemeanor.” He says Kelley wants to put the case behind him. A Washington judge scratched a trial and set a court hearing for July-27^th. Kelley was charged with ‘disruptive conduct,’ ‘injuring public property,’ and ‘entering restricted space without permission’ on January-6^th, 2021. Kelley has said he was lawfully protesting the results of the 2020 presidential election.