A federal jury convicted 23-year-old Riley June Williams in November of six charges, including a felony count of civil disorder. Prosecutors had asked the judge to sentence her to more than seven years in prison.
VIDEO: Fox News' Tucker Carlson under fire for falsely downplaying Jan. 6 attackA Pennsylvania woman linked to a far-right extremist movement was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol, where she invaded then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office with other rioters.
Jurors also deadlocked on a charge of obstructing an official proceeding, the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress for certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory. Then-Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress evacuated the House and Senate chambers when rioters attacked the Capitol.
Defense lawyers requested a term of imprisonment of one year and one day for Williams, who was 22 in January 2021. Williams was an ardent supporter of the white nationalist “Groyper” movement led by internet personality Nick Fuentes, according to prosecutors. They said Williams was “obsessed" with Fuentes and fixated on baseless claims — amplified by Fuentes — that the 2020 presidential election was stolen fromWilliams' attorneys argued that her political beliefs shouldn't be a factor in her sentencing.
Williams wore a green “I’m with Groyper” T-shirt when she traveled to Washington, D.C., with her father and his friends on Jan. 6. They attended Trump's “Stop the Steal” rally before heading to the Capitol. Williams entered the building through the Senate Wing Door two minutes after other rioters breached the entrance.
Williams then went to the Rotunda, where she shouted insults at police and urged other rioters to join her in pushing against officers.
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