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Kansas woman gets probation for role in insurrection

Published January 10, 2022 3:53 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas woman has been sentenced to two years of probation for her role in the insurrection at the Capitol. Esther Schwemmer of Leavenworth also must perform community service and pay $500 in restitution for damage to the Capitol building. The Kansas City Star reports that the sentence was handed down Monday. Schwemmer said that she hopes in time, she can forgive herself. Schwemmer and her friend Jennifer Ruth Parks attended then-President Donald Trump’s rally before following the crowd to the Capitol. Parks, of Leavenworth, received a similar sentence in December. Eight Kansas residents have been charged in connection with the Capitol riot.

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