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Ex-GOP Candidate to Plead Guilty to Capitol Riot Charge

Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley is set to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds at the US Capitol on January 6.
The plea deal will result in the dropping of three other charges against Kelley.
Kelley's lawyer stated that his client had attended the protest with the intention of protesting the election but did not realize that protesters were not permitted in the restricted area outside the Capitol.

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Raw Story

Ex-GOP candidate to plead guilty over Jan. 6 attacks: report

A former Michigan gubernatorial candidate will plead guilty next month to misdemeanor charges in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, The Detroit Free Press reports. Ryan Kelley will plead guilty to one charge of entering or remaining in a restricted buidling without lawful authority, a...

2 years ago·United States

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Political Wire

Ex-GOP Candidate to Plead Guilty to Capitol Riot Charge

“Ryan Kelley, a real estate agent and conservative activist who sought to become governor of Michigan in 2022, will plead guilty next month to a misdemeanor charge stemming from his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol,” the Detroit Free Press reports.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Associated Press News

Ryan Kelley, ex-candidate for Michigan governor, makes deal over Jan. 6 case

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

2 years ago·United States

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Detroit Free Press

Former GOP candidate Ryan Kelley will plead guilty to Jan. 6 attacks charge

An attorney said Kelley will plead guilty to a single misdemeanor charge stemming from his appearance on the Capitol steps that day.

2 years ago·Detroit, United States

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The Detroit News

Failed GOP gubernatorial candidate Kelley strikes deal to plead guilty in Jan. 6 case

A deal to plead guilty to a misdemeanor marks a stark reversal for Ryan Kelley, who called his arrest in the Jan. 6 case a "political witch hunt."

2 years ago·Detroit, United States

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National Zero

Failed Michigan gov candidate to plead guilty to Capitol riot charges - National Zero

A DC federal court on Thursday set a July 27 plea hearing for failed Republican Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on several misdemeanor charges over his participation in the January 6th, 2021 MAGA insurrection at the US Capitol, CBS News’s Scott MacFarlane reports. Kelley, who was not one of the five candidates who were disqualified in the 2022 ballot petition forgery scam, had briefly led in the polls of the primary field – even af…

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