NBC News
November 9, 2022
Riley Williams is facing eight counts in connection with the theft of a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s conference room during the Jan. 6 attack.
Riley June Williams, a 23-year-old Pennsylvania woman affiliated with the extremist “Groyper” movement, is facing eight counts in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. Opening statements in Williams’ trial began Tuesday after the jury was seated. The jury is mostly white, with one Black male among the 12 jurors and two alternates.
Williams is charged with obstructing, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement officers during civil disorder; obstructing an official proceeding; assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, or interfering with law enforcement officers inside the Capitol building; stealing government property; and four misdemeanor charges faced by defendants who entered the Capitol.