Two people living outside of Tacoma, Washington have been charged with trespassing into the US Capitol and engaging in disruptive behavior during the January 6, 2021 insurrection in Washington, DC
Puyallup residents Holly Christensen, 44, and her husband, Scott Christensen, 49, are named in charges unsealed in US District Court for the District of Columbia last month, The Seattle Times reported. .
Court documents show they were ordered to appear before a federal judge Thursday to enter guilty pleas. It was not immediately known if they have attorneys to comment on the allegations.
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The alleged crimes are misdemeanors, punishable by up to one year in prison and a maximum fine of $100,000.
Scott Christensen is a former real estate agent who worked in California and Colorado before moving to Puyallup, where he sold real estate and became a pastor in 2015 at a Tacoma church that closed earlier this year, according to state business records. .
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Crowds surround the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 to prevent Congress from ratifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory.
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According to the charges, FBI agents used cell phone data, Capitol Hill surveillance video, news footage, and law enforcement body camera video as evidence against the Christensens, who the charges say attended the rally.” Stop the Steal” where former President Donald Trump spoke.
The charges say Scott Christensen and his wife were seen later that afternoon in the Capitol Rotunda, where he was captured on police body camera video conversing with a police officer. The charges say the couple remained inside the Capitol for more than an hour until they were escorted out by police.
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A mob attacked the Capitol after Trump’s speech in an effort to prevent Congress from ratifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. Five people were killed in the ensuing violence.
The FBI mounted a massive investigation to identify the people who broke into the Capitol, and nearly 900 have been charged. At least a dozen Washington state residents are among them, including Proud Boy frontman Ethan Nordean, who has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and sedition charges.
