Boise woman facing U.S. Capitol riot charges ordered to stay away from Idaho Statehouse

BOISE — The latest Idahoan charged in connection with the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot made her first appearance in a Washington, D.C., federal court Thursday.

Pamela Hemphill, a Boise resident, appeared via video for a brief hearing before Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather. During the hearing, Hemphill was appointed a public defender and was again granted pretrial release — a federal judge in Idaho did the same earlier this week after she was arrested.

Meriweather also outlined the conditions of Hemphill’s pretrial release, which include her being barred from the Idaho Statehouse.

Hemphill was arrested by federal authorities on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. She appeared in Boise’s federal court later that day. Thursday’s hearing was in D.C. federal court because the charges were filed there.

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