US arrests right-wing Oath Keepers group's attorney on Jan. 6 charges

By Servet Gunerigok

WASHINGTON (AA) - US authorities on Thursday arrested the attorney for the right-wing Oath Keepers group over charges in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol building riots.

Kellye SoRelle, 43, was arrested in Junction, Texas on Thursday morning, according to federal prosecutors.

She was charged with three felonies, including conspiracy, obstruction of justice, obstruction of an official proceeding, and one misdemeanor including entering a restricted building.

The arrest follows an indictment returned Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

SoRelle, who was with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes outside the Capitol building during the riots, will make her initial appearance later Thursday in court in Austin, Texas.

Over 800 individuals have been arrested in relation to the Capitol riot, which saw then-President Donald Trump's supporters overrun the federal legislature in a failed attempt to prevent incoming President Joe Biden from taking office.