Uncle of Missouri Woman Charged in Connection to Capitol Riot Also Charged

Uncle of Missouri Woman Charged in Connection to Capitol Riot Also Charged

Uncle of Missouri Woman Charged in Connection to Capitol Riot Also Charged

The uncle of a Missouri woman accused of participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last month is now facing charges himself. A federal complaint against William Merry Jr. of St. Louis County was unsealed late Thursday.

Merry is the uncle of 21-year-old Emily Hernandez, of Sullivan, who was charged on Jan. 16. A charging document says video and photos show Hernandez and Merry holding a broken piece of the nameplate from outside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office.

Merry’s lawyer says Merry doesn’t condone violence “or any type of insurrection of the government.”

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