A 49-year-old woman from Indiana, Anna Morgan-Lloyd, became the first person sentenced for participating in the January 6th domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol, receiving three years probation, 40 hours of community service and a requirement to pay $500 in restitution, NBC News reports.
Morgan-Lloyd pleaded guilty to a single charge of illegally demonstrating in the Capitol building in exchange for federal prosecutors dropping three other misdemeanor charges. Prosecutors were open to the plea deal because Morgan-Lloyd spent just 10 minutes in the Capitol and did not commit any damage. She also admitted what she had done and cooperated with prosecutors.
“I would just like to apologize to the court, the American people, and my family,” she said in brief remarks to Judge Royce Lamberth. “I went there to show support for President Trump peacefully, and I’m ashamed that it became a savage display of violence.”
Her humility in front of the judge stood in stark contrast to her boastfulness in the aftermath of the coup attempt. In the days after her participation in the attack, which ultimately led to the deaths of three police officers and more than 140 others being injured, Morgan-Lloyd posted on social media, “It was a day I’ll remember forever. I’m proud that I was part of it!” In another post she said, “That was the most exciting day of my life.”
Her companion on her trip to Washington, Dona Sue Bissey, also faces misdemeanor charges of unlawfully entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct stemming from the riot but has not entered a plea.