Her lawyers say she is eligible for a sentence reduction related to a change in federal sentencing guidelines. Prosecutors oppose the effort.
Attorneys in federal court on Monday started the process of selecting a jury to try Riley Williams, the Mechanicsburg woman accused of directing the mob inside the Capitol that was trying to stop the transfer of presidential power and stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop on Jan. 6 2021.
Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson wrote in her opinion that Williams didn’t prove a jury would be tainted, and said the survey missed a broad chunk of potential jurors.
At least 40 Pennsylvanians are among the more than 400 people have been arrested for participating in violent attack. Several of the men and women from the commonwealth, who attempted to overturn a fair and free election, are among the highest-profile cases under investigation by the FBI.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mona Sedky said there is evidence Riley June Williams has directed others to delete data after the attack.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin Carlson released Riley June Williams into the custody of her mother, with travel restrictions, and instructed her to appear Monday in federal court in Washington to continue her case.
The FBI said in an arrest warrant Sunday that Riley June Williams hasn’t been charged with theft but only with illegally entering the Capitol and with disorderly conduct.
The FBI says in an arrest warrant that Riley Williams who was part of the mob that penetrated the U.S. Capitol may have stolen a laptop computer or hard drive from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office with the intent of funneling the device to Russia’s foreign intelligence agency.
