Rachel Powell

Rachel Powell, the Pennsylvania mother of eight who allegedly broke a Capitol window with a battering ram during the January 6 riot …
* Powell has been charged with obstruction, depredation of government property, entering a restricted building or grounds with a dangerous weapon, entering a restricted building or grounds, and violent entry or disorderly conduct. 
… will be released from jail pending trial, DC Federal Chief Judge Beryl Howell decided on Thursday.
 
Howell questioned the Department of Justice prosecutors about whether they were treating defendants arrested in the Capitol riot cases equally, pointing out that the DOJ agreed to allow two people associated with the Proud Boys, including one who was a leader, to be released pending trial.
* Woman who allegedly broke a Capitol window with a battering ram will be released from jail pending trial, judge rules. By Rebecca Grandahl, Katelyn Polantz and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Updated 0423 GMT (1223 HKT) February 12, 2021
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