Who is Jessica Watkins? Ohioan charged with sedition in capitol riot appears in Jan. 6 hearing

Capitol riot

This exhibit from video released by the House Select Committee, shows rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, displayed at a hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 21, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (House Select Committee via AP)AP

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Who is Jessica Watkins, the Ohioan whose voice played over clips of the U.S. Capitol insurrection during Thursday’s January 6 Committee hearing?

Watkins, who is charged with sedition for her role in the riot, was mentioned by name during the hearing.

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