DC District Judge Christopher Cooper said Kelley was not the most culpable January 6 defendant he has seen, but there was still a need to send a message of deterrence due to Kelley having a strong …
Ryan Kelley, a former Republican candidate for governor of Michigan, was sentenced to 60 days behind bars on Tuesday for his participation in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
“In your case, I have some concerns if you are truly remorseful,” Cooper said during the hearing. “You do have a public platform and people listen to you.” Following the Capitol attack, the government said Kelley used his public platform as a candidate for an elected position to spread false claims. According to court documents, Kelley posted on Facebook that “J6” was an FBI “set up.”Kelley lost the primary race for governor in August 2022. He was arrested on four misdemeanor charges related to the Capitol attack that June. According to court documents, Kelley participated in awhere he shared his intentions to run for governor in 2022.
“To me, that was a sign that’s not how you enter the Capitol,” Kelley said. “The reason to go inside the Capitol building had diminished for me.”
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