Katherine Schwab
Katherine Schwab participated in the 2021 United States Capitol storming.
Codefendants are Jason Hyland and Jenna Ryan.
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From the Statement of Offense Case Document
- Schwab was the first of the three to enter the Capitol. She approached the East Rotunda door at 3:21 p.m., ahead of and separately from Hyland and Ryan.
- Schwab crossed the Statuary Hall connector hallway at approximately 3:27p.m., and exited from the Capitol.
- After leaving the Capitol building, (with the help of capitol police officers), Schwab located Hyland and Ryan. Ryan recorded a short video of the group, where Schwab stated:
- "I went into the f***ing Capitol... I made my movement. I stood my ground".
- Video recovered from Hyland’s and Schwab’s phones includes a recording of U.S. Capitol Police pushing a crowd from the exterior of the Capitol, while Schwab calls the police “traitors,” “sheep,” and “pathetic,” among other insults. In the recording, Schwab states:
- "You want a revolution, the revolution's gonna come ... you want a f***ing revolution, it'll happen".
- Before leaving the Capitol grounds, Hyland, Schwab, and Ryan arrived at a press enclosure where members of the crowd were attacking media equipment. Schwab joined the assault, kicking media equipment and throwing one piece of equipment on the ground while Hyland and Ryan observed.
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| • Arrested 2/1/21. • Charged via superseding information 6/7/21. • Arraigned and pleaded not guilty to all counts on 7/15/21. • Pleaded guilty 8/18/22. |