An image allegedly showing Samsel and Genco at the Capitol.
A Bristol Township woman is facing a charge that stems from widespread federal investigation into the January attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Raechel Genco, 38, of Bristol Township’s Levittown section, is being charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority.
While court papers for Genco were filed in federal court in Washington D.C. on February 12, the case was not unsealed and made public until this week. The Philadelphia Inquirer first reported on Genco’s arrest.
According to a criminal complaint by an FBI special agent, Genco traveled down to Washington D.C. in her Dodge Charger on Wednesday, Jan. 6 with Ryan Stephen Samsel, who is facing federal charges for his alleged role in attacking police. She walked with Samsel and others past police barriers as officers were attacked.
The FBI included several images that allegedly show Genco at the Capitol complex.
When Samsel was arrested by FBI task force members late last month, the FBI executed a search warrant at the home where Genco lives with her family, authorities said.
Samsel reportedly told investigators that he and Genco went to Washington D.C. and stated that Genco did not pass any barriers. However, federal authorities noted in court papers that images they have reviewed show otherwise.
Late last month, a former Levittown resident, who now lives in the Doylestown area, was arrested by federal authorities in relation to the events on Jan. 6.
The George Washington University Program on Extremism lists that Bucks County has the fourth highest number of cases in the nation connected to the insurrection.
The investigation is being led by the FBI and involves field offices around the nation.
LevittownNow.com broke the news last month that FBI agents have been in Bucks County speaking to several people about the attack.
“We have deployed our full investigative resources and are working closely with our federal, state, and local partners to aggressively pursue those involved in these criminal activities,” an FBI statement said.
Federal investigators are still seeking information on a number of suspects captured in images and video.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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