Riley June Williams was arrested Monday in the middle district of Pennsylvania.
The FBI said Sunday in an arrest warrant that Williams has not been charged with robbery, but only with illegal entry into the Capitol and disorderly conduct.
FBI officials said a caller who claimed to be an ex of Williams said his friends showed him a video carrying a laptop or hard drive from Pelosi’s office. The caller alleged that he intended to send the device to a friend in Russia who planned to sell it to the foreign intelligence service of that country, but that plan fell through and he already had the device or destroyed it. The FBI says the matter is still being investigated.
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Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff, Drew Hammill, confirmed on Jan. 8 that he was carrying a laptop from a conference room, but said it was “a laptop that was only used for presentations.”
Williams’ mother, who lives with her in Harrisburg, told ITV reporters that her daughter had suddenly become interested in President Donald Trump’s politics and “far-right message boards.” His father, who lives in Camp Hill, told local law enforcement that he and his daughter went to Washington on the day of the protest, but did not stay together, meeting later to return. in Harrisburg, the FBI said.
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FBI officials said they believed Williams “fled” before she was arrested. Her mother told local law enforcement she made a bag and left, saying she would leave in a couple of weeks. He also changed his phone number and deleted several social media accounts, the FBI said. Judicial documents do not list any lawyers.
– Associated Press contributed to this report.
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