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January 6: Arizona siblings sentenced for their role in riot

By FOX 10 Staff
Updated  January 25, 2024 6:38am MST
Capitol Riot
FOX 10 Phoenix

PHOENIX - A brother and sister from the Tucson area are sentenced to prison time for their role in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.

According to court documents, Felicia Konold and Cory Konold were among the first protesters in the crowd to trample over barricades and make their way into the U.S. Capitol building. Despite being told to leave, the siblings stayed and used force to push back officers.

While inside, Cory also took a United States Capitol Police (USCP) riot helmet and brought it home with him.

Capitol riot: Tucson siblings sentenced

Felicia Konold and Cory Konold were among the first in the crowd on Jan. 6 to trample over barricades and make their way into the U.S. Capitol building, court documents said. Despite being told to leave, the siblings stayed and used force to push back police. While inside, Cory took a police riot helmet. Felicia was sentenced to 45 days in prison, while Cory was sentenced to 30 days. The siblings were also sentenced to supervised release.

Felicia was sentenced to 45 days in prison, while Cory was sentenced to 30 days. The two were also sentenced to two years of supervised release.