A California woman has been charged with taking a cache of weapons, including a sword, a steel whip, and a knife, into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Donald Trump supporters, according to court records unsealed Wednesday.
The woman had a short sword, a steel tactical whip, a collapsible baton, pepper spray, a butterfly knife, and a flashlight taser in her possession when a U.S. Secret Service officer searched her backpack, according to an FBI affidavit.