Capitol Hill riot suspect is on vacation abroad
The judge allowed a Texas store owner indicted in the Jan. 6 riot to travel with his staff to Mexico this month.
Jenny Cudd, the flower shop owner who ran for Midland mayor, appeared in court in January for joining the rioting crowd that broke into the US parliament building.
While awaiting trial, Cudd was allowed to bail.
Federal judge Trevor McFadden on Feb. 5 approved Cudd's request, allowing her to go on vacation with the staff.
"Cudd has no criminal history and no evidence that the defendant is at risk of fleeing or endangering others," McFadden wrote.
Cudd in January was accused of violent intrusion or disruptive behavior in a restricted-access building, both of which were misdemeanors.
In a video posted to Facebook on Jan. 6, Cudd said "we broke the office door" of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to a statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The Capitol Hill riot occurred when the US Congress was attesting President Joe Biden's victory in the electoral college's election.
Former US President Donald Trump was later impeached by the US House of Representatives on January 12, becoming the first president to be impeached twice.
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