Federal prosecutors revealed Tuesday that for the first time they have dropped criminal charges against an individual accused of participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.



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U.S. moves to dismiss charges against a Capitol riots defendant

The case against Christopher Kelly, of New York City, is the first of nearly 500 stemming from the Capitol to collapse for lack of evidence.

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Prosecutors seek to drop first Capitol riot case

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday took the unusual step of asking a judge to dismiss the criminal charges against Christopher M. Kelly, a defendant who was facing charges stemming from the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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US prosecutors asked a judge on Tuesday to dismiss all charges against accused rioter Christopher Kelly. It’s the first time the government has given up on a case in the far-reaching criminal investigation of the riot, which led to five deaths.

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US to drop charges against man accused in Capitol riot

The Justice Department on Tuesday asked to drop the Capitol riot case against defendant Christopher Kelly of New York, in one of the first moves to resolve one of the hundreds of federal cases related to the insurrection.

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Justice Department makes first request to drop a Capitol riot case

Federal prosecutors revealed on Tuesday that for the first time they have dropped criminal charges against an individual accused of participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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New York man arrested in Capitol riot is first to have charges dropped

The Justice Department on Tuesday asked to drop the Capitol riot case against defendant Christopher Kelly of New York, in one of the first moves to resolve one of the hundreds of federal cases related to the insurrection.In January, Kelly was accused of entering the Capitol and obstructing Congress, after a confidential source told the FBI he was posting on Facebook about the riot.Prosecutors got his Facebook account, and found an apparent photo…

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking to dismiss a case against a New York man charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S.

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DOJ dismissing Capitol riot case for first time

The Department of Justice moved to dismiss one of the hundreds of Capitol riot criminal cases it has filed voluntarily for what appears to be the first time, telling a magistrate judge it “serves the interests of justice” to toss the charges against the alleged participant.

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DOJ moves to dismiss case against accused participant in Capitol riot

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday took the unusual step of asking a judge to dismiss the criminal charges against Christopher M. Kelly, a defendant…

New York man arrested in Capitol riot is first to have charges dropped

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