Irondale man who bombed AG’s office sentenced to federal prison, state charges pending

MONTGOMERY, Ala.(WBRC) – The Irondale man who detonated an explosive at the Alabama Attorney General’s Office earlier this year was sentenced to federal prison on Thursday.

Kyle Douglas Calvert, 27, sentenced to prison nine years in federal prison and three years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty to malicious use of an explosive device. There was Calvert Originally charged with two counts.

“Kyle Calvert attacked the Alabama Attorney General’s Office with a shrapnel-filled explosive device and then fled the scene, but this sentence ensures that he will not escape responsibility for his crime,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “Acts of violence like this against our public institutions endanger public officials and entire communities and must not be tolerated.”

Calvert can be seen on camera detonating a homemade explosive near the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, according to court records. The device was constructed using nails, screws, shrapnel and accelerants to cause an explosion. According to the plea agreement, Calvert was aware that it was a government building at the time of the incident.

Calvert’s defense attorney, Sam Brooke, stated in court that Calvert is currently under state charges of second-degree arson and possession of a destructive device. Calvert will plead guilty to both charges. If the judge in Montgomery accepts the plea deal, Calvert will be sentenced to ten years in prison, which will run concurrently or concurrently with the federal sentence. Given the time served while awaiting trial, the sentences will expire simultaneously.

“Mr. Calvert is a young man who made a very serious mistake and he knows that, which is why he accepted the sentence handed down by the court today,” Brooke told WBRC. “But he is more than that. He cares deeply about those who are marginalized in our society and always wants to help those in need.” .I fully expect that he will serve his time and when he returns he will return to his community and make it a richer, fuller, more vibrant place.”

Calvert has been detained since April 2024, when he was charged.

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