Washington, D.C.On Tuesday, an Oklahoma lady who invaded the U.S. Capitol during the disturbance on January 6, 2021, and briefly passed through the office of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was given a three-year probationary sentence.
In July, Tricia LaCount, who was carrying a Donald Trump flag over her shoulders at the time of the breach, entered a guilty plea to trespassing. Just minutes after rioters broke through the Senate Wing Door at 2:16 p.m., according to the prosecution, LaCount entered the Capitol and departed at 3:30 p.m., more than an hour later.
The punishment, which included no jail time, was imposed by George W. Bush appointment Judge Reggie B. Walton of the U.S. District Court. LaCount’s defense lawyer contended that her actions were not planned, saying she was taken aback by the building’s design and unintentionally found herself in Pelosi’s office.
A Facebook acquaintance who had watched recordings LaCount posted of herself inside the Capitol provided the prosecutors with information that allowed them to identify LaCount. She said in one video that Pelosi’s office was really ostentatious, pointing out the enormous chandelier and exquisite fireplace.
Although LaCount’s defense claimed that she followed the throng without fully comprehending the arrangement of the building, she was arrested in April 2023 and admitted her activities in court.
Critics have criticized her sentence, saying it is too light for her involvement in an incident that interrupted a joint session of Congress.
The lady who invaded the Capitol during the Jan. 6 incident is on probation rather than in prison.
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