Former NYPD officer who carried tambourine on Jan. 6 convicted after prosecutors said she shoved, slapped officers during riot

Mon, 03/13/2023 - 19:17

A side-by-side photo of Sara Carpenter inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 and a photo of the tambourine she carried. — Sara Carpenter was convicted of seven counts related to her role in the Jan. 6 attack.
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A former NYPD officer was found guilty of seven counts related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Prosecutors say Sara Carpenter spent approximately 35 minutes inside the building.
Carpenter wielded a tambourine while she walked throughout the Capitol that day.

A retired New York Police Department officer was convicted of seven counts related to her role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot after prosecutors said she shoved and slapped several police officers during the 2021 insurrection.