Riley Williams, Convicted Of Entering Nancy Pelosi's Office Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison

Riley Williams, among the highest-profile defendants in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, has been sentenced to three years in prison by a federal judge in Washington.

The Justice Department argued Williams, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was an "accelerant" of the mob, and "gleefully directed and mobilized" violence during the attack. 

Williams, who was accused of directing the mob and making violent statements about former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was convicted by a jury on six federal charges in November. During a lengthy sentencing hearing Thursday, prosecutors accused Williams of obstructing the investigation into her case and of denying responsibility for her actions. 

A federal prosecutor argued Williams "bemoaned the fact that the siege hadn't gone further. There was nothing patriotic about what she did on Jan. 6."

The prosecutor said, "Riley Williams used commercial grade software to wipe her computer six times" and removed computer hardware to hide evidence."