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Woman Admits To Role In Capitol Riot Days After Crash Arrest

Woman Admits To Role In Capitol Riot Days After Crash Arrest

Woman Admits To Role In Capitol Riot Days After Crash Arrest

SULLIVAN, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman who was photographed last year carrying a wooden name plate torn from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor for her role in the insurrection and was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation and substance abuse treatment.

The Kansas City Star reports that 22-year-old Emily Hernandez, of Sullivan, entered the guilty plea to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds during a video conference.

She was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in a crash last Wednesday on Interstate 44 in Franklin County. The head-on collision killed 32-year-old Victoria Wilson, of St. Clair, and seriously injured her husband.

The patrol said investigators would present the case to the prosecuting attorney once toxicology reports have been completed.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg approved the government’s proposed new restrictions on Hernandez. In addition to the mental health evaluation and alcohol and drug testing and treatment, she also must surrender her passport and will be prohibited from driving, drinking alcohol and possessing firearms.

Hernandez was the first Missouri resident to be charged in connection with the Capitol riot.

She acknowledged in her plea that she breached the Capitol and entered Pelosi’s suite, taking a piece of the broken sign bearing the speaker’s name. She also admitted to entering the rotunda and taking a “Do Not Touch” sign from the foot of a statue and carrying a red “Keep off Fence” sign from the Capitol grounds.

Hernandez is scheduled to be sentenced March 21. She faces a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $100,000 fine, and must pay $500 in restitution for damage to the Capitol building. Prosecutors say the overall damage totaled about $1.5 million.

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