OCALA, Fla. — A 58-year-old Ocala man accused of having "extreme political views" pleaded guilty Friday to one federal misdemeanor for participating in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.


What You Need To Know

  •  Ocala resident Kenneth Kelly was facing charges related to the Jan. 6 riots in Washington D.C.

  •  He pleaded guilty Friday to a single misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol Building

  • He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 14, 2022

Kenneth Kelly pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building in a deal with federal prosecutors in the District of Columbia.

His sentencing is set for 10 a.m. Jan. 14, 2022, when he will face as much as six months in prison and a $5,000 fine.

Under the plea agreement, he won't be prosecuted for three other charges.

Kelly has already paid $500 in restitution, which officials say is his share of the $1,495,326 in damage caused by rioters.

An unnamed relative contacted authorities after the Capitol invasion, saying Kelly drove from Florida to D.C. "knowing full well they were going to break in," federal records say.

The tipster had texts messages and photos of Kelly and another man "breaking into the Capitol building via smashing windows," records state.

The person said Kelly had "extreme political views" and talked about the discredited QAnon conspiracy movement months before the invasion.

The tipster shared a photo of Kelly wearing a Trump beanie with another man in front of the Washington monument and images taken inside the Capitol during the invasion.

The FBI identified Kelly from security footage provided by the U.S. Capitol Police.

Investigators said they also tracked his phone moving through the Capitol building.