A woman from Kansas was sentenced to two years of deferred prosecution and 60 hours of community service for her role in the Capitol riot.
The Capitol building was damaged in the amount of 1.5 million dollars. The sentence was handed down via video conference in the District of Columbia.
She told the judge that she was deeply ashamed of her actions. I hope that with time I can forgive myself.
Friedrich said that no one is defined by the worst mistake they made.
Friedrich hoped that he could forgive himself. I think that you have genuine remorse here.
Friedrich said that the crime was a serious offense, even though it was a small one.
Miss Schwemmer's actions were not an act of patriotism or an exercise of her First Amendment rights, despite what she said at the time of the offense. She had no right to be there and INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals INRDeals
Friedrich noted that from the beginning, she acknowledged her conduct, cooperated with the FBI and worked to resolve her case. The judge said that she has devoted her life to her family, her job and to volunteer activities.
Friedrich said that she has done a lot of service work through her church, ran a local church soup kitchen, invested in the youth and performed years of faith-based ministry.
A maximum sentence of six months in prison, five years of supervised release and a $5,000 fine was the maximum sentence that was given to him. A three-year term of supervised release, 60 hours of community service, and $500 in restitution was requested by prosecutors.
On January 6th, 2015, Esther and Jennifer Ruth Parks were at the U.S. Capitol.
The two women traveled to Washington, D.C., together to attend the pro-Trump rally before following the crowd to the Capitol. They were charged with four counts of disorderly conduct, disorderly conduct in a restricted building, violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.
Both pleaded guilty to a single charge. The government dropped the other charges in exchange for their guilty pleas. Parks was sentenced on December 8 to two years of community service and $500 in fines.
The women were charged for their alleged roles in the Capitol riot. Mark Rebegila will be sentenced in March after pleading guilty to a single count. The cases of three Proud Boys from Johnson County, a man from Wichita and a man from Topeka are in the courts.
The FBI received a tip that Parks had participated in the DC mob and that he was involved in the Capitol breach. According to court documents, the FBI interviewed both women. The people were running toward the Capitol building when Parks and Schwemmer were eating. The two followed the crowd to another area outside the Capitol and heard people suggest going to the front of the building to conduct peaceful protesting.
According to the court document, Schwemmer claimed that she and Parks walked to the front of the Capitol Building without being told to stop.
Schwemmer entered the U.S. Capitol Building with Parks.
She told agents that police allowed them to walk around. She said that as soon as the police officer told them to leave, they did.
Court records show that the photo was taken outside of the Capitol building. She wore a Make America Great Again beanie cap and was wrapped in a Trump 2020 flag.
In a letter to the judge, he apologized to the Capitol Police and members and employees of Congress for what they had to endure on that day.
She wrote that she regretted the loss of life, the fear members of Congress must have felt, and law enforcement working that day. I realize my presence that day added to the chaos that caused death, physical injury and emotional distress to others. I will never commit another offense for the rest of my life.
She came to the U.S. from Germany at age 24 and retired in 2019. Her husband is a veteran.
She said that she has accepted this country as her own. I made a stupid choice on January 6. I will carry that choice for the rest of my life.
She said she had spent 28 years in America and only had a single speeding ticket.
She wants to disappear into obscurity for the rest of her life. I am determined to stay away from politics and work on trying to make up for my actions on January 6. I am very sorry that my act of patriotism ended up so wrong.
All Rights Reserved © 2024
