As previously reported by Law Enforcement Today, no one was injured and the damage was minor when Calvert set off an explosive device outside the AG’s office in February. The Trussville Tribune described the explosive device as being constructed from a "coffee container-like vessel which contained insulation material soaked in a flammable substance, a mortar, firecrackers." It also contained nails to generate lethal shrapnel.
The plea agreement and court documentation stated that Calvert admitted to both manufacturing and deploying the explosive device positioned near the AG’s office. He confessed to lighting the fuse of the improvised explosive device before fleeing the area. The release further noted “Before planting and detonating the device, Calvert placed stickers with graphics advocating for various political ideologies on various downtown buildings.
Some stickers included the phrase ‘Support your local antifa.’” In the text of the plea agreement the bomber also claims to have “no affiliation with antifa.”
Trans Antifa terrorist Kyle D. Calvert left Antifa recruitment propaganda (made by @GraffitiRadical) around the scene of the nail bomb in Montgomery, Ala. But in pleading guilty, he lied and claimed to have no association with Antifa. https://t.co/KtzwcLNdKL pic.twitter.com/06Wwk55tt9
— Andy Ngo 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) November 24, 2024
Editor-at-Large Andy Ngo reported for The Post Millennial, “Antifa terrorist Kyle Douglas Calvert has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for detonating a shrapnel-filled bomb at the Alabama Attorney General’s Office. The trans militant left Antifa propaganda around the scene of the attack.”
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement, “Kyle Calvert attacked the Alabama Attorney General’s Office with a shrapnel-filled explosive and then fled the scene, but this sentence ensures he will not escape accountability for his crime. Acts of violence like this one against our public institutions endanger public servants and entire communities, and they must not be tolerated. I am grateful to the FBI, ATF, and our state and local law enforcement partners for ensuring accountability for this attack, and for the work they do every day to protect our communities.”
Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin Davidson for the Middle District of Alabama said in a statement, “This prosecution would not have been possible if not for the coordinated efforts of numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Working together, investigators and analysts were able to identify Calvert as a suspect and ensure he was held accountable for his attempt to intimidate public officials and create chaos.”
