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Terrorism charges filed against man accused of opening fire at Tempe Democratic campaign office
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Terrorism charges filed against man accused of opening fire at Tempe Democratic campaign office

PHOENIX (AZ Family) — The suspect accused of shooting multiple times at the East Valley Democrat office was indicted by a grand jury on charges including terrorism, the Maricopa County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.

District Attorney Rachel Mitchell said: Jeffrey Michael Kelly He was charged in connection with three separate shootings at the nearby Democratic National Committee office. Southern Boulevard and Priest Drive in Tempe.

Kelly faces one count of terrorism, three counts of discharging a firearm into a structure, three counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm and one count of criminal damage.

The suspect was identified as 60-year-old Jeffrey Michael Kelly, with whom he was reportedly affiliated.
The suspect was identified as 60-year-old Jeffrey Michael Kelly, who was reportedly linked to a similar case in 2022.(Arizona’s Family/Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office)

Tempe police said Kelly opened fire on the building sometime between Sept. 16 and Oct. 6. Authorities say Kelly first used a CO2-powered gun and then used firearms. During the three shootings, Kelly allegedly fired more than twenty times, damaging the building’s windows, front doors and walls.

Court documents revealed that dozens of guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and a grenade launcher were seized. Kelly was reportedly rescued from his home. Authorities found 120 guns, including AR-style rifles, 250,000 rounds of ammunition, silencers, rifle scopes, body armor and fake grenades.

Additionally, Kelly is also accused of: installing white powder bags and placing razor blades on “anti-Democratic ideology signs” at various locations near his home in Ahwatukee. Signs read, “Fuck you!”, “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes!” and “Guess the poison!” It was full of messages like.

No indictment has been filed for crimes related to the sign.

Kelly is being held on two $500,000 cash-only bonds.

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