Mariposa Castro, of Gilroy, was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge for participating in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
WASHINGTON D.C. — A federal judge sentenced a Gilroy woman to 45 days of incarceration Wednesday morning for her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol, court records show.
Prosecutors asked for a 60-day sentence and wrote that she entered the Capitol through a smashed-out window. They quoted from a video Castro posted after the incident, in which she referred to herself as “brave” and encouraged others to follow in her footsteps.
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