Oh, Snap!

The quest by Michigan Republicans to field a candidate to run against incumbent Democrat Gretchen Witmer is turning into a complete sh%$ show.

First, the top candidates were knocked off the ballot because of signature fraud by a contractor that they were using, and now the right wing nutjob who is the proverbial last man standing in the Governors race was just arrested for his alleged participation in the January 6 insurrection.

I don't think that even the crazy stupid Devos/Amway money can save them now:

The FBI raided the Allendale home of Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on Thursday and arrested him on charges related to the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Kelley was arrested "on misdemeanor charges stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol breach," the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. He was arraigned in federal court in Grand Rapids later Thursday.

Kelley, 40, is charged with entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, disorderly and disruptive conduct, knowingly engaging in an act of physical violence against a person or property, and willfully injuring property, according to a criminal complaint.

Generally, all of those misdemeanors carry penalties of up to one year in prison and fines of up to $100,000 on each charge.

Special Agent Mara Schneider, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Detroit, confirmed that federal agents used a search warrant to enter Kelley's home.

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He is one of five Republican candidates on the August primary ballot for governor, after five other candidates were disqualified.

In an affidavit related to Thursday's complaint, an agent said Kelley was seen on video "wearing a black hat and a black coat ... in a crowd of people who are assaulting and pushing past law enforcement officers." Kelley also "climbed onto and stood on an architectural feature next to the North West stairs and indicated by waving his hand that the crowd behind him should move towards the stairs" leading into the building, the affidavit said.

The same person is seen in the Capitol courtyard and moving toward the entrance to the building, according to the FBI affidavit, which does not cite video evidence of Kelley inside the building.

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A Kelley campaign spokeswoman did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment, though the words "political prisoner" appeared Thursday on Kelley's gubernatorial Facebook page.

It sucks to be Ryan Kelley. It also sucks to be whoever is responsible for the Republican Gubernatorial campaign in Michigan.