West Virginia National Guard member: ‘Yes, I’m a Trump girl’, charged in riot

John Lynch

2 years ago

FILE - Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. A federal jury is set to resume deliberating in the trial of a former Virginia police officer charged with storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer. The 12 jurors deliberated for more than four hours on Friday without reaching a verdict in the case against former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

A part-time member of the West Virginia National Guard who authorities say was wearing a sweatshirt that read “Yes, I’m a Trump girl” inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda has been charged with participating in the January 2021 riot.

Court documents show Jamie Lynn Ferguson was arrested last week in Lynchburg, Virginia.

She’s scheduled for an initial appearance Tuesday.

Among the charges against her are entering and remaining in a restricted building.

Video footage shows a woman at the Capitol wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the phrase “Yes, I’m a Trump Girl” and carrying a backpack. Ferguson told FBI agents she was in the Rotunda area for about 40 minutes.