Photo taken at the Capitol riot. NurPhoto/Getty
Bloomfield's Dona Bissey was charged with storming Capitol Hill on January 6.
Bissey stated that she was proud to have been a part in the insurrection, according to a criminal complaint.
Her lawyer requested a lenient sentence and stated that she was shunned in her community.
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Insider has seen a sentencing memo from her lawyer that states that a Capitol riot suspect was "shunned" in her community and "chastised” since February's arrest.
Dona Bissey (53), Bloomfield, Indiana wrote a Tuesday letter to the court asking for leniency.
Bissey is facing four charges including entering and remaining inside a restricted building and violent entry and disorderly conduct within a Capitol building.
Insider saw the sentencing memo from AJ Kramer, a federal public defender. He stated that Bissy felt "deep regrets, fear, shame and remorse" after the events of insurrection.
Bissy, a hair salon owner and owner, was arrested on September 30th. She is currently taking antidepressants.
"Ms. Bissey was chastised in the street and her company shunned. He wrote that she had to relocate her salon due to huge losses and the fact that it was impossible to rent space because of the pandemic.
She lives in fear because she knows that anyone who visits the grocery store will angrily throw insults and threats at her. Her family members have been rebuked. Kramer said that hate mail is often sent to her home address."
Bissey was also advised by a lawyer that Bissey shouldn't be held in Washington, DC jails due to multiple health problems. She also stated that she fears she will contract COVID-19. He stated that Bissey was not vaccinated.
Bissey also wrote a handwritten note to the court, pleading for a lenient sentence.
Insider saw the letter and found that Bissey described herself to be a "God-fearing Patriot, country-loving law-abiding, hardworking Patriot" who attended many of Trump's events "without incident."
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She wrote that she was deeply affected by the events of that day, and that she is very sorry that she will be associated with them.
Bissey's letter was a far cry from the statements she made on social media days following the insurrection.
According to a federal complaint, Bissey and Anna Morgan-Lloyd referred to January 6 in multiple posts and comments.
Bissey posted on Facebook, "We are home" a day after the insurrection. The complaint stated that it was an unforgettable day and that it made me proud to have been a part of it.
Morgan-Lloyd also stated that they were among the "first 50" people to enter the building according to the complaint.
According to Insider's tracker, more than 660 people have been indicted in the insurrection.
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