Riley June Williams, 23, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was charged but not convicted of helping steal a laptop from Pelosi’s office suite during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
A 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 SpeakerRiley June Williams, 23, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was charged but not convicted of helping steal a laptop from Pelosi’s office suite duringA federal jury convicted Williams in November of six charges, including a felony count of civil disorder, after a two-week trial.
"Everywhere she went, Williams acted as an accelerant, exacerbating the mayhem. Where others turned back, she pushed forward,"Defense lawyers requested a term of imprisonment of one year and one day for Williams, who was 22 in January 2021. Williams’ attorneys argued that her political beliefs shouldn’t be a factor in her sentencing. They said the First Amendment protects her interest in Fuentes and his "Groyper Army" of followers.
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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