Thu May 18, 2023 – 8:39 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Leo Kelly, a Christian man from Iowa who was interviewed by LifeSiteNews just hours after his presence in the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 disturbance, has been convicted of seven related charges by a federal jury in Washington, D.C.
The verdict was issued on May 9, according to a report from The Des Moines Register, finding the 37-year-old tech executive guilty of obstructing an official proceeding along with “six other charges including: entering a restricted building, parading or demonstrating in a Capitol building, two counts of disorderly conduct and two for entering certain parts of the Capitol.”
The obstruction charge is a felony that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, though “sentencing guidelines will likely recommend a shorter amount of time,” the outlet opined reporting another Iowa man convicted of the same violation was given a five-year term.
After his entrance into the U.S. Capitol that day with large crowds, many of whom were encouraged to enter by Capitol police, Kelly found his way to the Senate chamber and was present when “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley offered a public prayer of thanksgiving
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