Conservative Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan D. Kelley was arrested in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, The Washington Post reports. The Justice Department announced he was taken into custody on misdemeanor charges of participating in the siege of the building, including a count of damaging federal property.

Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan D. Kelley was arrested today for his conduct at the Capitol on #Jan6

I filmed Kelley on the stairs waving on the crowd behind them before they pushed through police lines & breached the Capitol.

More from me on #J6 soon @theknowsnews pic.twitter.com/FOxLGxb4qn
— Emily Molli (@emilymolli) June 9, 2022

Ryan D. Kelley

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