David McKay is an activist and artist known for his attempted protest of the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis and subsequent imprisonment based in part on testimony of FBI informant Brandon Darby. McKay was born in Midland, Texas in 1986. Prior to his attempted protest of the 2008 Republican National Convention, McKay was not an active protester. Crowder entered a plea deal of two years. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons manifest, McKay was released from prison on 04-06-12.