A transgender terrorist with links to antifa has been given nine years in prison for detonating a homemade nailbomb outside the office of the Alabama Attorney General.
On 24 February this year, Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, 27, of Irondale, Alabama, planted an improvised explosive device outside the Attorney General’s office in downtown Montgomery and then fled the scene. Nobody was injured in the blast.
The bomb was made with nails and screws as shrapnel.
Before planting and detonating the device, Calvert placed stickers on buildings in the area, including stickers that said, “Support your local antifa.” A social-media video shows him displaying and discussing various left-wing stickers.
According to court documents, Calvert was in possession of significant amounts of antifa materials.
In his plea agreement, Calvert denied any affiliation with antifa.
At the time of his arrest in April, authorities refused to discuss his potential motives. The media noted that the bomb attack came a day after the Attorney General said he would not prosecute in vitro fertilization providers or families, following an Alabama Supreme Court ruling.
Commenting on the sentencing, FBI Director Christopher Wray said, “Today’s sentencing is the final step holding Kyle Calvert accountable for detonating a shrapnel-filled explosive device outside a public office in downtown Montgomery. This case demonstrates the FBI’s continued commitment to working with our partners to bring to justice anyone who attempts violence to injure or intimidate members of our community.”