Kelly Thomas Jackson

Kelly Thomas Jackson, 20, was indicted in U.S. District Court on 2 counts of arson and 2 counts of possessing a destructive device for acts on May 30, 2020. Surveillance and cell records placed him at the scene; agents say he accessed web-based information on how to construct Molotov cocktails, and his iCloud account had files documenting his protest participation. Jackson stole a gas mask from his employer (a Mountlake Terrace plumbing company). Sentenced to 40 months federal prison plus 3 years supervised release.

The September 17, 2020 Beacon reports a not-guilty plea and Magistrate Judge Michelle Peterson’s September 14 denial of release to the community or his parents. An out-of-state locked treatment placement was under consideration and September 24 was a future status date; neither is an established transfer or discharge. The article’s reference to living with his parents creates a chronology ambiguity and is not used to infer a continuous jail interval. The statutory maximums reported were potential penalties, not the later imposed sentence. Source: https://alpha.creativecirclecdn.com/beaconpub/files/20240117-135023-6974927.pdf#page=14