Twenty-two-year-old Riley Williams was arrested Monday for allegedly participating in the theft of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the attack on the Capitol building on Jan. 6. She was released from jail Thursday, the Associated Press reported.
Williams, of Harrisburg, Pa., faces multiple charges, including theft, trespassing and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin Carlson ordered Williams be released, with travel restrictions, into her mother’s custody. Williams’ case will continue in federal court on Monday in Washington, the AP reported. “The gravity of these offenses is great,” Carlson said. “It cannot be overstated.”
Williams will have to wear an ankle monitor and may leave her mother’s home only for work and some other court-approved reasons, as reported by the Patriot-News.
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