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Des Moines, IA (AP) A 56-year-old Iowa woman who joined her son at the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to a single charge of entering a restricted building. Deborah Sandoval, of Des Moines, was scheduled to stand trial Wednesday in Washington, D.C., but instead pleaded guilty to the charge of entering the Capitol. A trial went ahead for her son, Salvador Sandoval Jr., of Ankeny, Iowa, who is charged with entering the Capitol and assaulting police officers. Prosecutors dropped other charges against Deborah Sandoval as part of her plea agreement, which recommends that she serve anywhere from probation and six months in prison.
Deborah Sandoval and her son, Salvador Sandoval Jr. were scheduled to stand trial Wednesday in Washington, D.C., but Deborah pleaded guilty to 1 charge.