PA Woman Accused Of Taking Pelosi's Laptop At Capitol Arrested

HARRISBURG, PA — A Pennsylvania woman who is under investigation by the FBI for reportedly stealing a laptop computer from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach has been arrested.

The Washington Post reported that the alleged Capitol rioter, Riley June Williams, a Harrisburg resident, was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania. The New York Times reported she turned herself into police.

Authorities had been seeking Williams for several days in connection with her involvement in the breach of the Capitol.

Williams was wanted on several charges related to the breach of the Capitol, investigators with the FBI said in an affidavit.

According to investigators, Williams' former romantic partner said that they saw her depicted in video footage taken Jan. 6 inside the U.S. Capitol Building. The caller said that Williams can be seen directing crowds inside and up a staircase.

The caller said there is also video footage of Williams taking a laptop computer or hard drive from Speaker Pelosi's office. The caller told the FBI that Williams intended to send the computer device to a friend in Russia, who then planned to sell it to SVR, Russia's foreign intelligence service, the affidavit said.

According to the tipster, the transfer of the computer device to Russia fell through for unknown reasons and Williams destroyed the device. "This matter remains under investigation," investigators said in the affidavit.