ALLENDALE, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A July 31 trial has been set for Ryan Kelley, former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate, who is accused of committing four misdemeanors during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.

Kelley’s charges include entering a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in violence against a person or property in a restricted building or grounds, and depredation against U.S. property. Kelley denied entering the Capitol building and declined to identify himself in videos when interviewed by investigators from a U.S. House committee.

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“As far as going through any barricades, or doing anything like that, I never took part in any forceful anything,” he told MLive in March 2021. “Once things started getting crazy, I left.”

FBI investigators compiled images of the suspect they believed to be Kelley and received positive identification from multiple witnesses. They also filed videos which appear to show Kelley running along a stair railing toward the Capitol’s North West Courtyard, urging the crowd to move toward the entrance of the building, and pulling the covering off a temporary structure. While testifying before congressional investigators, Kelley admitted that uncovering the structure was “probably not the right choice for somebody to make.”

According to Kelley, his arrest after the riot may have helped him gain name recognition in the Michigan gubernatorial race. He finished fourth in the 2022 GOP primary and was reluctant to concede his loss to Tudor Dixon.

Kelley is currently free on a personal recognizance bond. According to his Facebook page, which was updated on Wednesday, he was scheduled to release a statement about the upcoming Michigan GOP chair selection, but his announcement was unexpectedly delayed.

“Due to some family issues, I do not have a statement ready to release at this time,” he said on Facebook. “Stay tuned, update coming.”