Woman accused of stealing Pelosi's computer has her home detention hours reduced

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After four months of house arrest, Harrisburg woman Riley June Williams will be free 13 hours a day while she continues to await her trial for her role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Wiliams, 22, was arrested in January, first on charges for participating in the riot and later on allegations that she stole Nancy Pelosi’s laptop.

According to court records filed Tuesday, Williams was originally released on house arrest with location monitoring on Jan. 21. This was to include restrictions at all times except for employment, education, court appearances, other services and court-related activities.

In the motion requesting an amendment to her release conditions, her attorney argued that Williams has not been indicted yet, indicating that there is still a lengthy pre-trial process ahead of her.

“Ms. Williams has bills to pay including a car payment, and a phone payment as she was ordered to get a flip phone in this case,” the motion states.

Because Williams has not violated her release conditions so far, her attorney argued that she should be allowed to leave her house between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. so that she can look for a job.


According to these documents, Williams is expected to have a hearing on May 28.

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/05/central-pa-woman-accused-of-stealing-nancy-pelosis-laptop.html

[jimfields33]

1. I don't like any punishment before trial

I know there are circumstances it’s warranted and maybe this is one. But generally I think it sucks that people are punished and then found innocent at trial. How fair is that. State says,“oops”. Meanwhile their lives are destroyed. This is not one of the situations but it does happen a lot.

[marble falls]

4. Then why shouldn't all the insurectionists be sent home?

[jimfields33]

6. I was talking generally.

You don’t agree with me at all?

[marble falls]

7. No. I do not. This was not the result of a little civil disturbance. This was an insurection.

[jimfields33]

8. Again not talking this case.

[marble falls]

9. Please. This case is not just any other bonding case. Compare it with the bonding of another ...

insurgency case.

Do you think murder case bails should be set like that for swiping apples? Do you find no bail for those accused of murderers unconstitutional because of presumption of innocence?

[oldbones]

2. Who in their right mind would give her a job. She has proven she steals.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. This doesn't sound unreasonable to me. It may be some time before she is indicted and

a trial date set. Will she have to report or check in from time to time like she would if she was on probation? I didn't see anything in the article.

[SoCalNative]

5. Perhaps she should have thought about "having bills to pay"

before she participated in an armed insurrection? Actions have consequences.

[SheltieLover]

10. Release should never have been allowed

[TheRealNorth]

11. Isn't the laptop still missing?

I am perfectly fine with someone that thinks Hitler was right rotting in a jail cell until justice is served.

[Baked Potato]

12. Maybe they want to see who steps up and slips her a few bucks. nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. This idiot needs to say under home confinement