Brother and sister arrested in Arizona in connection to Capitol riot

PHOENIX – A brother and sister were arrested in Arizona on Thursday over their alleged involvement in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last month, according to court documents.

Cory and Felicia Konold are accused of conspiring with three men arrested in Missouri to obstruct congressional proceedings and interfere with law enforcement during the commission of civil disorder.

The deadly attack took place Jan. 6 while Congress was in the process of ratifying President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. Five people, including a Capitol Police officer, died during the unrest.

In a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court’s District of Columbia, the subjects were each charged with five offenses: conspiracy, civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

The complaint says the five suspects are affiliated with the Proud Boys, an extremist group known for its rabid support of former President Donald Trump.

The FBI arrest affidavit says the five suspects unlawfully entered the Capitol on together and wore similar strips of orange tape during the incursion.

“The subjects not only moved closely to each other in proximity, but also appeared to gesture and communicate to one another both before and while inside the Capitol in an apparent effort to coordinate their efforts,” the complaint says.

Felicia Konold is from the Tucson area, according to the complaint, and was identified through photos and videos and cellphone data. Cory Konold was also seen in images at the Capitol and connected to the scene through phone records.

Felicia Konold allegedly posted video to Snapchat in which she discussed her involvement in the incursion.

Christopher Kuehne and Louis Enrique Colon were included in the same complaint as the Konolds. William Chrestman was charged on the same offenses in a separate complaint.

The information on both complaints is identical. Chrestman faces additional charges of threatening to assault a federal law enforcement officer and carrying a dangerous weapon during the offense. The complaint says Chrestman wore tactical-style gear and arrived with a “wooden club or axe handle disguised as a flag.”

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