A Florida woman who bragged on social media about breaching the Capitol, even writing "WE BREACHED THE CAPITOL OMG" after the Jan. 6 insurrection attempt, has pleaded guilty, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
Corinne Montoni, whose Facebook messages showed that she described the violence that left five people dead as "so fun," pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to one count of Civil Disorder, a felony offense, the DOJ said.
Montono reportedly entered the Capitol through a broken door on the west side of the building and made her way to the Capitol crypt, where she recorded videos, "including one video posted to her Instagram account in which she states, 'We’re in the Capitol cuz this is our house – we paid for this, and they’re trying to steal it from us. Let’s go!'"
"While inside a hall of the Capitol building, Montoni was in the midst of a crowd surrounded by other rioters. Montoni and others then began to push against officers attempting to stop them from proceeding. In another video recording, Montoni can be seen yelling, “Push back! Push back!” in support of the crowd of rioters," the government wrote Tuesday. "Court documents say that Montoni remained in the Capitol building for approximately 10 minutes before exiting. Montoni then re-entered the building at least one time, despite being aware that police were attempting to remove people from the building."
Montoni's alleged behavior after leaving the Capitol also raised red flags for investigators.
"According to court documents, Montoni posted on social media throughout the day on January 6th about her experiences at the Capitol. On her Parler account, she stated in part, 'WE BREACHED THE CAPITOL OMG'; 'Insurrection is coming. Hold the line. Stay vigilant.'; 'Storming the Capitol to take back our country from traitors! This is OUR HOUSEEEE!'; and 'Here’s a pretty little view form (sic) inside the Capitol at our traitor DC police, with a smashed window,'" the release states. "On her Facebook account, she stated in part, 'We are DONE with these traitors. Today, we showed them how done we are. The Capitol building belongs to Us, we the people. This is our house. . . We broke a few windows, sure but we are a peaceful protect (sic) occupying the people’s property.'"
