'It’s Embarrassing': Florida Doc Who Confused Capitol For White House Takes Jan. 6 Plea Deal
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"Patriots stormed the White House," Kenneth Kelly wrote in a Jan. 6 text. "Tree of liberty was watered today!”
Kenneth Kelly, a Florida doctor who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge on Friday as part of a plea deal with the federal government.
Kelly, who texted that he was “Inside the White house via breaking in windows,” admitted that he “paraded, demonstrated, and picketed in a Capitol Building.” Three other misdemeanor charges ― entering and remaining in a restricted building, disorderly and disruptive conduct, and violent entry and disorderly conduct ― will be dropped at Kelly’s sentencing as part of a plea deal with the federal government.
Kelly told U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly that he stayed at former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 rally “from start to finish” and admitted that he entered the U.S. Capitol knowing it was a secure building.