HOMER — 30-year-old Anchor Point resident Josiah Kelly pleaded guilty Monday to five felony counts stemming from a pair of November shootings at a Homer family-planning clinic and an October attack on an addiction-recovery nonprofit, avoiding a jury trial that had been set for later this year.
Kelly appeared before Superior Court Judge Bride Seifert in Homer on June 16 and confirmed that he understood the agreement and the rights he was waiving. Judge Seifert accepted the plea as voluntary and scheduled sentencing for Oct. 1 at 1:30 p.m.
Under the deal, prosecutors dismissed seven of the 12 counts returned by a Kenai grand jury last December. Kelly admitted to two counts of second-degree misconduct involving weapons (Class B felonies), two counts of second-degree terroristic threatening (Class C felonies), and one count of third-degree assault (Class C felony). The remaining counts—including two class-A felonies for first-degree weapons misconduct—were dropped.
According to charging documents, Kelly first fired into a downtown Homer building used by Kachemak Bay Recovery Connections on Oct. 19, 2024. No injuries were reported, but the grand jury indicted him on weapons, criminal-mischief and terroristic-threatening charges.
Less than a month later, on Nov. 11, investigators say Kelly twice drove past Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic—once before dawn and again that evening—shooting into the medical facility each time. Three people, including two children, were nearby; none was struck. Homer police arrested Kelly minutes after the second volley.
The plea agreement calls for a composite sentence of 17 years in prison with eight years and eight months suspended, leaving Kelly to serve eight years and four months if the judge follows the joint recommendation. He would then be on supervised probation for 10 years.
Conditions include no possession of firearms or other deadly weapons, compliance with all laws, mental-health treatment as directed, and no contact with the three people present during the November clinic shooting.
Victims and representatives of the two targeted organizations are expected to address the court at the October sentencing.
Kelly remains in custody at Wildwood Pretrial Facility. If Judge Seifert adopts the negotiated sentence, Kelly could be eligible for discretionary parole after serving a portion of the unsuspended term.