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Another Iowa man arrested in connection with D-C Capitol incident

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January 18th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Another Iowa man is in custody for his role in the Washington, D.C. Capital takeover incident. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Omaha, Leo Christopher Kelly was taken into federal custody Monday (Today), in Cedar Rapids, by agents from the FBI field office in Cedar Rapids. Kelly is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and violent entry with intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of official business and disorderly conduct on capitol grounds.

The FBI said the charges stem from the Jan. 6 events at the U.S. Capitol. Kelly is being held in federal custody. He’s set to appear in court Tuesday. Previously, a Des Moines man seen in multiple videos and photos inside the Capitol during the riots was arrested in Des Moines and faces multiple federal charges as well. Doug Jensen, 41, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, disrupting the orderly conduct of government business, violent entry and disorderly conduct in a capitol building, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a capitol building, obstructing a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder.

Jensen is also set to make a court appearance Tuesday.