The DOJ says 50 year-old Christine Priola, a former Cleveland Metropolitan School District employee, entered the restricted floor area of the Senate chamber and remained there for about 10 minutes.
Christine Priola, a 50 year-old Willoughby, Ohio woman, pleaded guilty to a felony charge for her involvement in the Capitol riots,said Tuesday. Arrested on Jan. 14, after deleting electronic evidence from her phone and resigning from her job at the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in a Jan. 7 letter, she was charged with obstructing an official proceeding.
Court documents show the occupational therapist illegally entered the restricted area on the east side of the Capitol building and climbed up the steps, entering through the East Rotunda Doors. She carried a large sign that read, “WE THE PEOPLE TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY,” according to. She entered the restricted floor area of the Senate chamber and remained there for about 10 minutes. She was inside the Capitol for about 30 minutes, according to the DOJ.
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