A 27-year-old Northridge woman has been arrested on federal felony and misdemeanor charges for her alleged role in the breach of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Kayla Reifschneider has been charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with a felony offense of obstruction of an official proceeding and several misdemeanor charges, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, and acts of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings, according to the United States Department of Justice.
Reifschneider’s initial court appearances was scheduled for Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles.
Court documents alleged that Reifschneider, who is a member of the Telegram online chat group Patriots 45, which was organized to support then-President Donald Trump and discuss what they viewed as fraudulent election results, traveled from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. ahead of Jan. 6, 2021.