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Riley June Williams
January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageRiley June Williams is a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania woman who was 22 years old on January 6, 2021, and who was never convicted of the thing the whole country was told she did. That is the single most important fact on this page, and almost nobody prints it. The headlines said she stole Nancy Pelosi's laptop. The jury did not agree. FACT: A federal jury in Washington deadlocked on the count of aiding and abetting the theft of government property, and on obstruction of an official proceeding. Those counts ended in no verdict (U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia; WHYY; FOX43). FACT: The jury convicted Riley Williams on two felonies, civil disorder and resisting or impeding officers, and four related misdemeanors (U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia). FACT: She is from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (WHYY; FOX43; CBS Pittsburgh). FACT: She was sentenced to 36 months plus supervised release on March 23, 2023 (WHYY; FOX43). FACT: In March 2024 she asked the court for a reduced sentence (WITF, Harrisburg, March 5, 2024). FACT: She was released on January 20, 2025, after receiving clemency in the January 6 cases. Riley June Williams went into federal prison at 23 and came out at 25. Harrisburg is home. If anyone tells you a jury found her guilty of taking that laptop, send them the verdict sheet. CASE RECORD Case number: 1:21-cr-618 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested: January 18, 2021 Indicted: October 6, 2021 Verdict: November 21, 2022, guilty on two felonies and four misdemeanors, hung on two counts Sentenced: March 23, 2023 Clemency: January 20, 2025 This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-618
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 1/18/21. Initial appearance held 1/25/21. Indicted 10/6/21. Found guilty by jury on 11/21/22 of interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder, and resisting or impeding law enforcement officers, both felonies, as well as four related misdemeanor offenses: entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol Building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on two other charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting in the theft of government property.
- Arrested
- January 18, 2021
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
Press & news
- https://whyy.org/articles/riley-williams-jan-6-insurrection-sentenced-prison-3-years/ →
- https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/harrisburg-riley-williams-sentenced-capitol-insurrection-riot-january-6/521-d4c9db48-36c8-4646-ac1a-dc06c56c9285 →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/williams-riley-june →
- https://www.witf.org/2024/03/05/riley-williams-convicted-of-storming-nancy-pelosis-office-on-jan-6-asks-for-shorter-sentence/ →
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