Court documents allege Gilroy woman's involvement in Capitol riots
A Gilroy woman is being charged with two misdemeanors in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to federal court documents.
You can read the affidavit here.
Mariposa Castro was charged Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C., and faces one count of knowingly entering or remaining in restricted grounds without lawful authority, and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
The evidence against her comes from videos Castro posted to Facebook, according to the criminal complaint.
The complaint says, “As Castro climbed into the Capitol building, she narrated: ‘I’m going in. I’m going in. I’m going in the Capitol. We’re in. We’re inside the Capitol house. We got inside the Capitol.'”
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The complaint says in another video Castro was seen walking alongside someone who yelled, “Traitors will be shot.” Castro reportedly joined him in those chants, shouting, “This is war,” and “We’re coming.”
The charging records refer to Castro as being “well-known” in the Gilroy community.
The documents say FBI agents attempted to contact with CASTRO at her home in Gilroy on January 15 and saw a woman who matched Castro’s description inside the home, but she did not answer the door.
If convicted as charged Castro faces up to a year in prison.
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