Feds: NC woman part of Oath Keepers plot to attack US Capitol and overturn Trump loss Michael Gordon, The Charlotte Observer
Feb. 19 Two more North Carolina residents including a Davidson County woman accused of being part of a right-wing militia group have been arrested in connection with the violent Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol.
They were identified in newly released court documents Friday as Laura Steele, 52, of Thomasville, and Lewis Easton Cantwell, 35, of Sylva.
Their arrests mean at least five North Carolinians have been charged with taking part in the storming of one of the country s iconic government landmarks. Hundreds of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump battled police, shattered windows and doors, and marauded through the Capitol to block congressional certification of Trump s electoral loss to Joe Biden.