Deborah Lynn Lee: Trial date set for Olyphant, PA woman accused in Jan. 6 rioting
Source: Scranton Times-Tribune
Trial date set for Olyphant woman accused in Jan. 6 rioting
Borys Krawczeniuk, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.
Updated Sat, August 26, 2023 at 8:03 PM EDT·1 min read
Aug. 25—Deborah Lynn Lee will get her day in court in May on the charges she faces in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
During a status conference Friday, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Amy Berman Jackson set 9:30 a.m. May 20 to start the 57-year-old Olyphant resident's trial in the case.
Lee is charged with a single felony and four misdemeanor counts. The felony count is obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting (obstruction). The misdemeanor counts are entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.
Conviction on the felony can mean up to 20 years in prison. Two of the misdemeanors can bring up to six months in prison with the others punishable by up to a year.
Prosecutors say Lee posted live video of herself at the Capitol doors on Facebook ...
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Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
LEE, Deborah
Case Number:
1:21-mj-554
Charge(s):
Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Location of Arrest:
PENNSYLVANIA, Olyphant
Case Status:
Arrested 8/12.
Case Documents:
Lee Complaint & Statement of Facts
Deborah Lee’s Involvement in Events of January 6, 2021
On January 7, 2021, the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) received an anonymous tip from an individual who reported that DEBORAH LEE, also known as “DEBBIE LEE”, posted images and statements to her Facebook account which indicated LEE took part in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The tipster provided the following screen captures:
In Screen Capture A, LEE’s post indicated that she was inside of the U.S. Capitol with Facebook user “Michael Joseph.”
On January 21, 2021, the FBI obtained records from Facebook pertaining to the LEE’s Facebook account (account identifier Debbie.lee319247) and the account of Facebook user “Michael Joseph.”
According to records from Facebook, LEE’s Facebook account is in the name of “DEBBIE LEE.” Telephone number xxx-xxx-71212 was listed as a “verified” cellular telephone number for the account.
Records from Facebook also stated that the Facebook account in the name of “Michael Joseph” was associated with telephone number xxx-xxx-16902
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Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/case-multi-defendant/file/1431176/download
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