(WASHHINGTON EXAMINER) -- The Department of Justice moved to dismiss one of the hundreds of Capitol riot criminal cases it has filed voluntarily for what appears to be the first time, telling a magistrate judge it “serves the interests of justice” to toss the charges against the alleged participant.
The defendant, Christopher Kelly, had been accused in court documents of violating laws related to the obstruction of congressional proceeding, aiding and abetting, unlawful entry, and violent entry or disorderly conduct, relying partly upon an unidentified confidential source for information. Documents also cite alleged Facebook messages from Kelly to argue that the accused traveled to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 with his brother, an ex-NYPD officer who was not charged, and is seemingly connected to the far-Right Proud Boys group.
But on Tuesday, acting U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips and Assistant United States Attorney Tejpal Chawla of DOJ’s District of Columbia office asked the judge to withdraw the charges.
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