Anchor Point resident Josiah Kelly on Monday, June 16, accepted a plea deal from the State of Alaska for charges related to three November shootings, in which he targeted a local health clinic and an addiction recovery nonprofit.
When asked by presiding Homer Superior Court Judge Bride Seifert if he understood the plea deal and the fact that he was giving up his right to a jury trial by accepting it, Kelly said the situation had been “made simple” to him.
Under the plea deal, seven out of the 12 charges originally filed against Kelly were dropped. He pleads guilty to two counts of misconduct involving weapons in the second degree, one count of assault in the third degree, and two counts of terroristic threatening in the second degree. Added together, Kelly’s guilty charges equate to 17 years imprisonment and 10 years of probation, with eight years and eight months suspended. After the suspended time, Kelly would serve eight years and four months, consecutively.
By accepting the plea deal, Kelly agrees to violate no laws, not to own any firearms or other deadly weapons, and receive mental health support upon his eventual release. He is also restricted from contacting three people who were nearby when one of the shootings occurred in November, including two unnamed children.
Judge Seifert accepted Kelly’s guilty plea as “voluntarily made.”
Kelly’s sentencing date was set for Oct. 1 at 1:30 p.m. in the Homer Courthouse. During sentencing Judge Seifert will hear from victims and organizations affected by the shootings.
