Federal agents arrested a woman named Lisa in Nashville on Saturday in connection with the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. The DOJ says Lisa traveled to Washington with her son Eric, who was photographed inside the Capitol wearing tactical gear and carrying a stack of plastic restraints known as zip ties.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee announced on Twitter that Lisa was taken into custody by FBI agents and is charged with conspiring with her son to violate federal statutes. According to the Daily Mail, the charges also include being in a restricted building without lawful authority and violent entry or disorderly conduct in the Capitol. The Daily Mail also reported that video footage shows the pair holding the restraints as they moved through the building. These are allegations, and no one has been convicted.
Lisa and Eric spoke with reporters before the arrest and described their own version of events. They said they found the zip ties already inside the Capitol and picked them up to hand to an officer. “We picked them up to prevent them falling into hands of bad actors,” Lisa said in one interview. They also said they did not intend to hurt anyone.
It was not immediately clear whether Lisa has an attorney or how she will plead. Baller Alert will keep readers posted as the case moves forward.
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