TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Dec 20, 2022

Federal prosecutors have brought new charges against two Tennessee men, one of whom has already been charged in the Jan. 6 attach on the U.S. Capitol, WPLN reports. Edward Kelley of Maryville and Austin Carter of Knoxville face new charges that include conspiracy, retaliation against a federal official, and solicitation to commit violence. According to recently unsealed court documents, the men were recorded on phone calls discussing a list of 37 federal agents to target and how many guns they would have to attack the FBI field office in Knoxville. Kelley was previously charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection and had his home searched by the FBI. Records say at least one agent present during the search was later identified as a target. The men are due back in court in January.