Woman accused of saying mob 'coming for' Nancy Pelosi is arrested in assault of Capitol cop

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A woman accused of threatening Nancy Pelosi has been arrested after assaulting a police officer in Washington D.C.

Per HuffPost, 52-year-old Audrey Ann Southard-Rumsey, a schoolteacher who hails from Spring Hill, Florida, was taken into custody and charged with felonies relating to her involvement in the Capitol riots on January 6.

An FBI affidavit signed on Tuesday, June 1, states that Southard-Rumsey was caught on camera, allegedly shoving a US Capitol Police sergeant, between Statuary Hall and the Hall of the House of Representatives.

These documents further state that, upon being confronted by the officer, Southard-Rumsey said: "Let us through. We have the building already," and shoved him against him with a flagpole until he was driven backward.

The affidavit claims that she went on to make a number of threats against law enforcement and the Speaker of the House. These transcribed verbal threats include:

"Tell Pelosi we are coming for that b***!"

"There’s a hundred thousand of us! What's it going to be?"

"Last friend, last bullet. What’s it going to be?"

She now faces nine charges that include assaulting a federal officer or employee, obstructing law enforcement during civil disorder, obstruction of justice or Congress, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and engaging in physical violence on Capitol grounds.

After a court appearance on Wednesday, Southard-Rumsey was released on a conditional $50,000 signature bond, which she must pay if she fails to attend future hearings.

Meanwhile, Judge Anthony Porcelli also ruled that she be restricted from traveling outside the Middle District of Florida while her case is pending, excluding travel to the Capitol for future court sessions.

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Southard-Rumsey is one of a number of rioters who have since been arrested for their involvement in the civil insurrection earlier this year.

Elsewhere, 36-year-old Adam Johnson, who was seen in pictures picking up and carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern, was arrested and charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and with the theft of government property.

Meanwhile, Jacob Chansley, the horned Capitol protestor "QAnon Shaman" who was also featured in a number of pictures taken at the scene, was also arrested and charged after turning himself in to the FBI.

Per CNN, in a statement made back in January, FBI Director Chris Wray warned rioters: "We know who you are if you're out there, and FBI agents are coming to find you."

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