Pa. woman accused of stealing Nancy Pelosi's laptop during Jan. 6 riot wants off house arrest
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Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
A Mechanicsburg woman accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosis laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol wants to be let out of house arrest to visit the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire this weekend, according to court documents. Riley Williams, 25, filed the request in federal court to be permitted to visit the annual event in Manheim.
Williams has remained confined to house arrest since January 21, 2021, with exceptions only for work, school, health treatment, attorney visits and court obligations. Her filing was the second this week. Earlier in the week, Judge Amy Jackson denied Williams request to transfer her trial out of Washington, D.C. back to central Pennsylvania. Williams had claimed that a Washington, D.C. jury would be unable to render an impartial verdict compared to a Harrisburg jury.
The defendant appears to know little about the city or its people, and she relies on a flawed survey and mere assumptions and generalizations about the jury pool, Jackson said. Earlier this year, Jackson also denied Williams request to lift some conditions of her release, which included home detention and ankle monitoring. Williams was not fully compliant with the current terms of her release and is a flight risk, Jackson said.
Williams and her mother provided untruthful information to Williams probation officer, according to Jackson. Additionally, Williams parole officer spotted an iPad case and charging cord inside her car. Another individual told the FBI he video chatted with Williams, which was a violation of her conditions of release, according to Jackson. Williams is accused of breaking into the United States Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, and stealing Pelosis laptop before later disposing of it, according to court records. She was arrested Jan. 18, and later indicted on the charges related to Pelosis laptop on Oct. 6.
Read more: https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/riley-williams-pelosi-laptop-january-6-renaissance-faire-20220818.html
Full headline: Pa. woman accused of stealing Nancy Pelosis laptop during Jan. 6 riot wants off house arrest to visit Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
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Efilroft Sul
(3,578 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,811 posts)crook.
old guy
(3,283 posts)She will get to go of course.
50 Shades Of Blue
(9,975 posts)cab67
(2,992 posts)She didn't just sneak off with a pen.
GreenWave
(6,723 posts)She came to DC to overturn DC. So she prejudged DC. Now she does not want DC to judge her!
And not good semi probationary conduct.
I vote no!
Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)Auggie
(31,164 posts)ashredux
(2,604 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)Let her serve some time in the pillory or several dunks in the Dunking stool- justice served
I went to that Faire, don't blame her for wanting to go. Got a turkey leg and watched the dueling knights, smithing and glass blowing - good times.
BumRushDaShow
(128,860 posts)Novara
(5,841 posts)TheRealNorth
(9,478 posts)Mozeltov Cocktail
(200 posts)She's violated her parole several times by accessing the internet and frequenting right wing websites.
Probably most damning was her intent to sell Nancy Pelosi's laptop to the Russians.
There was also some messy stuff about who she was dating but I can't find it now.
cstanleytech
(26,283 posts)llashram
(6,265 posts)2naSalit
(86,545 posts)You could exchange house arrest with an actual jail cell. How about that?
Old Crank
(3,572 posts)Move her to the DC jail until trial.
ck4829
(35,057 posts)irisblue
(32,968 posts)Bear Creek
(883 posts)Watch the movie All's Faire in Love. Have a turkey leg at home and be thankful she isn't in prison.
jaxexpat
(6,818 posts)She'd look great in stocks. I'm definitely going to Manheim if I get to throw rotten veggies. Got some tomato vines going off with plenty of not-so-pretty tomatoes. Fun for all.
Our justice system is missing some things that were probably very good at curbing criminal activity. Punishments for bad behavior was, in colonial time, designed to publicly shame and identify the miscreant. I believe it was probably an effective deterrent against recidivism. Today is much worse. I mild felony and you're thrown amongst hardened criminals and may well be damaged in body and/or mind on a daily basis. Your forward path is practically hopeless as, unless you have unusual skills, you're unemployable for any positions with a future. The taint never really goes away for most.
So, what are you up for? You've been caught buying/selling stolen property worth less than $1,000. Public and painful disgrace on one sunny Saturday afternoon or 18 months in prison with 5 years' probation, dealing with the justice system all along the way.
crickets
(25,962 posts)A Ren Faire isn't exactly a once in a lifetime thing. She can miss this one.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,130 posts)Jimbo S
(2,958 posts)in period costume? With push-up bra and all that, if you get my drift?
WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)And yes, this whiny little bitch deserves to be in jail. Try breaking the terms of your probation if you got caught with a joint.
Omaha Steve
(99,584 posts)NOT important news of national interest only.
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