Woman convicted for role in 2021 D.C. riot

WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania woman linked to the far-right “Groyper” movement was convicted Monday of several federal charges after prosecutors said she was part of a group that stormed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Riley Williams was found guilty of six federal counts, including civil disorder. But the jury deadlocked on two other charges.

The jury also failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Williams obstructed an official proceeding.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered Williams be taken into custody after the jury delivered its verdict.

Williams joined a mob’s attack on the Capitol after attending the “Stop the Steal” rally, where then-President Donald Trump addressed thousands of supporters earlier that day.

Williams was wearing a shirt bearing the message “I’m with groyper” when she entered the Capitol. The term “groyper” refers to followers of “America First” movement leader Nick Fuentes.

Entering Pelosi’s office, she found a laptop on a table and told another rioter to “put on gloves” before someone removed the computer, according to prosecutors.

Williams later bragged online that she stole Pelosi’s gavel, laptop and hard drives and “gave the electronic devices, or attempted to give them, to unspecified Russian individuals,” prosecutors said in a June court filing.