{"id":2361847,"date":"2024-10-30T18:55:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T22:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-man-accused-of-shooting-democratic-campaign-office-charged-with-terrorism-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-30T18:57:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T22:57:52","slug":"arizona-man-accused-of-shooting-democratic-campaign-office-charged-with-terrorism-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-man-accused-of-shooting-democratic-campaign-office-charged-with-terrorism-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona man accused of shooting Democratic campaign office charged with terrorism &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-man-accused-of-shooting-democratic-campaign-office-charged-with-terrorism-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2361847&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An Arizona man, Jeffrey Kelly, aged 60, has been\u200b charged with terrorism following multiple shootings at a Democratic \u200bcampaign office in the state. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grand-jury-indicts-white-police-officer-in-shooting-death-of-andre-hill-an-unarmed-black-man\/\" title=\"Grand Jury Indicts White Police Officer In Shooting Death Of Andre Hill, An Unarmed Black Man\">grand jury indicted<\/a> him on\u2063 several counts, including one count of terrorism and three counts of \u2064unlawful \u2063discharge of a\u2064 firearm. \u200dThe incidents involved Kelly using both\u200c a CO2 powered gun and real firearms to\u2064 fire over twenty rounds, damaging the campaign \u2063office&#8217;s structure. Authorities expressed \u200dconcern \u200dregarding Kelly\u2019s threat \u2062level after discovering more\u200d than 120 guns and over 250,000 \u2062rounds of ammunition in his home, suggesting he may have been planning a mass casualty event. The Maricopa County Attorney\u2019s Office highlighted the severity of the \u200dsituation, indicating Kelly posed an extreme danger\u200d to public safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Arizona man accused of shooting Democratic campaign office charged with terrorism<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1868063\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The man accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3200077\/police-arrest-suspect-shootings-arizona-democratic-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">shooting<\/a> several times at a Democratic campaign office in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Arizona<\/a> has been charged with&nbsp;terrorism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A grand jury has indicted Jeffrey Kelly, 60, with one count of terrorism, three counts of discharge of a firearm at a structure, three counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm, and one count of criminal damage. He was arrested after his alleged involvement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3164971\/shots-fired-democratic-campaign-office-arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">multiple shootings<\/a> at an Arizona campaign office and a separate scare involving a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">mysterious white substance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kelly first used a CO2 powered gun, then escalated to firearms for the second and third shootings. Over the course of the three shootings, Kelly fired more than twenty times, causing damage to the building&rsquo;s windows, front doors, and walls,&rdquo; the Maricopa County Attorney&rsquo;s Office said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maricopacountyattorney.org\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said they believe Kelly poses an extreme threat. When law enforcement searched Kelly&rsquo;s home, they found more than 120 guns and over 250,000 rounds of ammunition, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trumps-lawyers-offer-former-presidents-answer-to-impeachment-article-on-incitement-of-insurrection\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Trump\u2019s Lawyers Offer Former President\u2019s Answer To Impeachment Article On Incitement Of Insurrection\">led law enforcement<\/a> to believe he may have been planning a mass casualty event.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the state&rsquo;s belief that Mr. Kelly poses the most extreme danger within a democracy and within our community. Trying to disrupt political activity, aiming violence at a political party is completely, completely out of bounds,&rdquo; the prosecutor told the judge at a court hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The shootings at the Democratic National Committee office in Tempe, Arizona, occurred Monday, Sept. 16, Monday, Sept. 23, and Sunday, Oct. 6. All three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-arrest-suspect-accused-of-multiple-shootings-at-an-arizona-democratic-office-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Police arrest suspect accused of multiple shootings at an Arizona Democratic office - Washington Examiner\">shootings happened overnight<\/a>, between midnight and 1 a.m., and nobody was injured, according to police.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police also linked Kelly with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-secret-service-agent-ex-wh-official-blow-lid-off-wh-cocaine-story\/\" title=\"Former Secret Service Agent and ex-White House official expose truth about White House cocaine scandal.\">suspicious white substance found<\/a> on anti-Democratic signs in Ahwatukee, Arizona, last week. Suspicious bags of white powder were found hanging from several political signs lined with razor blades. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2024\/10\/22\/substance-found-ahwatukee-health-care-facility-roads-closed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>AZ Family<\/em><\/a>, the signs with the suspicious bagged powder were critical of the Democratic Party reading, &ldquo;DEMS LIE&rdquo; and &ldquo;DEMS KILL JEWS.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The signs were removed by authorities upon being found.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1868063\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1868063\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona man charged with terrorism for shooting at campaign office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2361849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/arizona-democratic-office-shot.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4472,37288,35049,4300,6039],"class_list":["post-2361847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona","tag-campaign-office","tag-political-violence","tag-shooting","tag-terrorism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/arizona-democratic-office-shot.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2361849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}