Out-of-State Duo Faces Federal Charges for Attacking 'Cop City' Contractor and Intimidating Employees

ATLANTA - A federal grand jury has indicted Katie Marie Kloth and Tyler John Norman for allegedly using fire and explosives to damage and attempt to damage the property of Brasfield & Gorrie, a general contractor for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, and to intimidate the company's employees.

"The law does not protect, and the Department of Justice will not tolerate, organized acts of violence or targeted intimidation," said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. "Criminal agitators who travel to this district to engage in such conduct will be prosecuted and held accountable, even years after the fact."

"This indictment underscores our commitment to ensuring that acts of violence and intimidation will not be tolerated in our communities," said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Ryan Todd of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Atlanta Field Division.

"This indictment represents our continued commitment to work alongside the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Georgia and our local, state, and federal partners to protect the citizens of Georgia," said Chris Hosey, Director, Georgia Bureau of Investigation. "The criminal acts of these individuals have repeatedly placed members of the community, construction personnel, and public safety officials in danger. Acts of violence and intimidation will not be tolerated in our state."

According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information released previously: On May 12, 2022, Katie Marie Kloth and Tyler John Norman allegedly gathered during a riot and civil disorder outside the Cobb County, Georgia offices of Brasfield & Gorrie. At the time, Brasfield & Gorrie was the general contractor for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, a police and fire department training center often referred to as "Cop City" by its opponents. As the crowd approached the office building, Kloth and Norman allegedly launched explosives at the building and started fires to intimidate Brasfield & Gorrie employees. Those explosives and fires allegedly damaged Brasfield & Gorrie's property.

On June 9, 2026, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Katie Marie Kloth, 39, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Tyler John Norman, 42, of Blue Mountain, Wisconsin, with maliciously damaging or attempting to damage property used in interstate commerce by means of fire and an explosive. The grand jury also charged Kloth and Norman with using fire and explosives to intimidate and interfere with Brasfield & Gorrie employees during and incident to a civil disorder. On June 8, 2026, the Acting Attorney General of the United States certified that prosecution of Kloth and Norman for the intimidation offense is in the public interest and is necessary to secure substantial justice.

Members of the public are reminded that the indictment only contains charges. The defendants are presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government's burden to prove the defendants' guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The Office of the Attorney General of Georgia and the Cobb County Police Department provided substantial assistance to the investigation.

This case is part of the nationwide National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 initiative, which is a White House directed, interagency effort to integrate federal, state, and local partners in protecting First Amendment rights while targeting individuals and organizations engaged in political violence and is led by the investigative and prosecutorial Joint Task Force Vanguard.

For further information please contact the U.S. Attorney's Public Affairs Office at [email protected] or (404) 581-6185. The Internet address for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia is http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.