Gloucester County woman pleads guilty for taking part in Jan. 6 insurrection
A Gloucester woman has pleaded guilty to taking part in the Jan. 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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A Gloucester woman has pleaded guilty to taking part in the Jan. 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Melody Steele-Smith encountered tear gas and was shot in the ankle with a rubber bullet by a police officer as she made her way to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, according to court records.
Melody Steele-Smith -- who was seen inside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot -- has pleaded guilty, court documents show.
On Thursday evening, the House of Representatives January 6th select committee will hold a prime time hearing on their investigation into the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
The group of local defendants ranges in age from 27 to 59 and includes a father and daughter, two brothers, and a man and a woman in their late 50s who’ve been friends since high school.