Washington — Police person identified a fishy arrested successful relationship pinch 3 shootings targeting a Democratic National Committee agency successful Tempe, Arizona, since September.
Jeffrey Michael Kelly, 60, was besides arrested for allegedly hanging suspicious bags of achromatic powerfulness from governmental signs lined pinch razor blades successful nan adjacent colony of Ahwatukee, according to nan Tempe Police Department.
Police announced nan apprehension Tuesday. Kelly is charged pinch respective felonies, including committing an enactment of terrorism, unlawful discharge of a firearm and shooting astatine a non-residential structure. He is besides charged pinch criminal damage, a misdemeanor.
After nan first 2 shooting incidents successful September, constabulary said location were gunshots done nan office's beforehand windows. The first incident connected Sept. 16, constabulary said, appeared to beryllium from a BB weapon aliases pellet gun. The 2nd incident occurred Sept. 23.
"No 1 was wrong nan agency during nan overnight hours, but this raises concerns astir nan information of those who activity successful that building, arsenic good arsenic those nearby," Sgt. Ryan Cook, nan constabulary department's nationalist accusation officer, said successful a Sept. 24 statement.
The 3rd incident occurred connected Oct. 6, according to azfamily.com.
The agency was shared pinch unit from Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.
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Caitlin Yilek
Caitlin Yilek is simply a authorities newsman astatine CBSNews.com, based successful Washington, D.C. She antecedently worked for nan Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a personnel of nan 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship pinch nan National Press Foundation.