Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert has been sentenced to ten years in prison. Calvert pleaded guilty to charges of Arson in the Second Degree and Possession of an Explosive Device following a Montgomery County indictment. Judge Greg Griffin handed down the sentence, which will run concurrently with a nine-year federal sentence for related offenses.
The charges stem from an incident in February 2024 when Calvert bombed the Office of the Alabama Attorney General. Traveling from Birmingham to Montgomery, he carried an improvised explosive device (IED) made from household items like a coffee can and fireworks. On February 24, at around 3:42 a.m., he detonated the IED near the southeast corner of the Attorney General's office building after placing political stickers on various structures.
Attorney General Marshall stated, “Mr. Calvert did not simply set off an explosive device at an office building—he attacked the state of Alabama and the freedom, liberty, and rule of law that govern all Alabama citizens.” He emphasized that employees should work without fearing for their safety and declared that "terrorism against the people of Alabama will not be tolerated."
Marshall expressed gratitude towards several agencies for their roles in investigating and capturing Calvert. These include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, and special agents from his office. He also acknowledged Assistant Attorneys General Damon Lewis and Alana Cammack for prosecuting the case.