Kelsey Leigh Ann Wilson, 30, turned herself in on August 18 after months of the FBI have evidence she was inside
A Missouri school teacher, 30, who turned herself in her involvement in the January 6 riot, and her husband pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday.
Kelsey Leigh Ann Wilson and her husband Zachary, 32, both admitted to one misdemeanor charge in connection to the January 6 riot.
They face a $5,000 fine, as well as a maximum sentence of six months in prison. They are also required to pay $500 in restitution for the damage done to the Capitol building.
Zachary was arrested and charged back in February, while his Kelsey only turned herself in last month, despite the FBI having footage of her inside the building.
Months before, photos and video of her wearing a black, white, and gold beanie with a 'Keep America Great Again' flag wrapped around her shoulder surfaced after a coworker turned into evidence to the FBI.
On January 22, Kelsey's coworker was interviewed by agents. It is reported that the coworker went to Washington DC with the couple, however, she/he stayed outside while the couple reportedly breached the Capitol for roughly 30 minutes.
Wilson turned herself in on August 18.
Wilson could be seen wearing a black, white, and gold beanie with a 'Keep America Great Again' flag wrapped around her shoulders. Alongside her husband, who was charged and arrested in February. Both pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor in connection to the riot on Monday
The couple originally faced charges for knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, according to newly unsealed court documents.
However, the plea deal with the government dropped their charges to a single count.
Her charges came months after her husband Zachary's faced the same fate.
An anonymous tip to the FBI exposed her husband inside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office. In a now-deleted Facebook post, Zachary was seen replying to a comment that he was in the US Capitol building.
In the post, his friend asked: 'Did you go inside the capital building?'
Her husband Zachary was arrested after an anonymous tip turned in a now-deleted Facebook where he tagged his wife and claimed to be the 'first ones' inside the Capitol building
The post garnered an interview with the FBI. Zachary would have an additional interview two days after the couple was visited by the FBI in their Springfield, Missouri, home
Kelsey is a first-grade teacher who said she believed she would lose her job once her
