A Chicago woman was arrested Monday on federal charges alleging she participated in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol with her brother, a Chicago police officer who is already facing trial.
Agnieszka Chwiesiuk, 29, of Chicago, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., with four misdemeanor counts, including entering a restricted government building and disorderly conduct. Each count carries a maximum term of one year in prison upon conviction.
Chwiesiuk was arrested at her Chicago home at about 6 a.m. Monday, according to prosecutors. She appeared hours later before U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes, who ordered her released on a $10,000 appearance bond, which does not require her to post any money.
