Attorney General Marshall Announced Guilty Plea and 10-Year Prison Sentence for Office Bomber

For Immediate Release:
January 17, 2025

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(Montgomery, Ala) - Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert was sentenced today to serve ten years in prison.

Calvert pleaded guilty to a Montgomery County indictment charging him with one count of Arson in the Second Degree and one count of Possession of an Explosive Device. The Honorable Greg Griffin sentenced Calvert to ten years in prison, to be served concurrently with his 9-year prison sentence given for his federal conviction for the same conduct.

The convictions arise from Calvert's bombing of the Office of the Alabama Attorney General in February of last year. On February 23, 2024, Calvert traveled from Birmingham to Montgomery. With him, he brought an improvised explosive device (IED) comprising a coffee can, dryer lint, lighter fluid, shrapnel, and fireworks. At approximately 1:00 a.m. on February 24, he arrived in Montgomery and made his way on foot around the Capitol, placing over fifteen different kinds of political stickers on buildings and other structures, one of which stated, "Support your local Antifa." At approximately 3:35 a.m., Calvert began walking towards the Office of the Alabama Attorney General, where he placed the IED in the walkway near the southeast corner of the building. At 3:42 a.m., he detonated the IED, damaging the building.

"Mr. Calvert did not simply set off an explosive device at an office building-he attacked the state of Alabama and the freedom, liberty, and rule of law that govern all Alabama citizens," said Attorney General Marshall. "The Attorney General's Office is home to nearly two hundred dedicated employees who work tirelessly for this state. They deserve to perform their duties without fear for their safety. Today's sentencing sends a clear message: terrorism against the people of Alabama will not be tolerated."

Attorney General Marshall thanked the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, and the special agents of the Alabama Attorney General's Office for their work in investigating and apprehending this terrorist. He also thanked the Assistant Attorneys General who prosecuted the case, Damon Lewis and Alana Cammack.

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