A man from Tennessee convicted of assaulting a police officer in the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was convicted Wednesday in a separate case of conspiring to murder FBI agents involved in the investigation into his role in the assault on the Capitol, according to the Ministry of Justice.

Edward Kelley, 35, was convicted in U.S. District Court in Tennessee of conspiring to murder federal employees, soliciting violent crimes and threatening a federal official, the department said in a news release. press.

Kelley created a “hit list” targeting 37 officers and others involved in the investigation, which he shared with a co-conspirator, Austin Carter, along with videos identifying the officers, according to an affidavit. Carter pleaded guilty in connection with the plot in November 2023.

A cooperating defendant testified about his plan to attack the FBI field office in Knoxville, Tennessee – about 180 miles east of Nashville – using car bombs and drones, the press release said. The witness also described discussions about killing FBI agents both in their homes and in public spaces, such as movie theaters.

During the trial, prosecutors presented recordings of Kelley instructing his co-conspirators on a “plan of action” for the assassination plot, the press release said. In one recording, he urged them to “start,” “attack” and “move their desks” if he was arrested.

“If I’m extradited to Washington or you’re not notified of my status within 24 or 48 hours… if they come and arrest me again, start,” Kelley said in a recorded call, according to the previous affidavit. “You take them to their office. What you and (Carter) need to do is recruit as many of them as possible…and you’re going to attack their office.

“Every blow must hurt. Every hit has to hurt,” Kelley said.

Kelley faces a possible life sentence at sentencing scheduled for May 7.

In May 2022, Kelley faces charges for assaulting a police officer during the Capitol riot.

In November, Kelley was sentenced of three felonies and eight misdemeanors for his role in the breach of the Capitol. Evidence showed him assaulting law enforcement, breaking a Capitol window and entering the building during the riot. Kelley is scheduled to be sentenced on these charges on April 7.

More than 1,561 people were invoiced in relation with the breach of the Capitol since that day.

CNN’s Holmes Lybrand contributed to this report.

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