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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Jon Seidel

Indian Head Park woman pleads guilty in U.S. Capitol breach case, says she ignored alarms

Federal authorities say this depicts Leticia Vilhena Ferreira of Indian Head Park inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (U.S. District Court records)

A Brazilian citizen who lives in Indian Head Park pleaded guilty Wednesday to her role in the U.S. Capitol breach, admitting she entered the Capitol without permission on Jan. 6, 2021, even though alarms were sounding within the building.  

Leticia Vilhena Ferreira, 33, told a judge during a plea hearing that she “didn’t pay attention” to those alarms, and she admitted she spent about 45 minutes inside the building. She pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, a misdemeanor for which she faces up to six months behind bars. 

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