Military veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest

WASHINGTON—AmilitaryveteranwassentencedWednesdaytolifeinprisonforplottingtoattackanFBIofficeandassassinatelawenforcementofficersinretaliationforhisarrestonchargesthathewaspartofthemobthatstormedtheCapitolonJan.6,2021,courtrecordsshow. EdwardKelleywasoneofthefirstrioterstobreachtheCapitol.Nearlytwoyearslater,KelleymadeplanswithanothermantoattacktheFBIofficeinKnoxville,Tennessee,usingimprovisedexplosivedevicesattachedtovehiclesanddrones,accordingtoprosecutors. LastNovember,ajuryconvictedKelleyofconspiringtomurderfederalemployees,solicitationtocommitacrimeofviolenceandinfluencingfederalofficialsbythreat. Kelley,36,receivedapardonfromPresidentDonaldTrumpforhisJan.6convictions,butajudgeagreedwithprosecutorsthatTrump’sactiondidnotextendtoKelley’sTennesseecase.ThatmakesKelley,whoisfromMaryvale,Tennessee,oneofonlyafewCapitolriotdefendantsremaininginprisonaftertheRepublicanpresident’ssweeping