Mercer Co. 'bullhorn lady' indicted by DC grand jury in Capitol attack
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40-year-old Rachel Powell has been indicted by a D.C. grand jury for her alleged role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Mercer County mother of eight children, known as the "bullhorn lady," was indicted in Washington D.C. on charges of acts of violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings, obstruction of an official proceeding, and aiding abetting destruction of government property; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon.
FBI agents raided Powell's Mercer County in Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania on Feb .5.
During the Jan. 6 national news coverage of the capitol riot, video footage showed a woman in a pink hat, a black jacket with a fur-lined hoodie using a bullhorn telling others how to gain control of the Capitol.
Investigators say they later identified the woman as Powell.
The FBI says after it received a tip identifying Powell as the woman in the pink hat, they subpoenaed her Facebook account to compare pictures and verify her phone number.
Powell has been held in the Butler County Prison since her arrest.