Federal prosecutors on Tuesday asked a judge to dismiss the case against a man accused of being part of the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6. Prosecutors asked to dismiss the complaint against Christopher Kelly in a two-paragraph motion, attaching a proposed order for the judge to sign. “The government and defense counsel have discussed the merits of the case, and upon reflection of the facts currently known to the government, the government believes that dismissal without prejudice at this time serves the interests of justice. The defendant consents to this motion to dismiss the Complaint without prejudice,” Tejpal Chawla, an assistant U.S. attorney, wrote in the motion. Chawla and Kelly’s lawyer, Edward MacMachon Jr., did not respond to requests for comment. The judge in the case, 1:21-mj-00128-ZMF, is Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui, who was appointed by other judges to his position last year. Kelly was charged in January with obstruction of …