Carla Krzywicki, 19, and Jean Lavin, 56, both of Canterbury, Connecticut, were arrested on Tuesay on a criminal complaint issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia charging them with the following offenses, which are alleged to have occurred on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol:
18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(1)-Entering or Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds;
18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(2)-Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds;
40 U.S.C. § 5104(e)(2)(D)-Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building;
40 U.S.C. § 5104(e)(2)(G)-Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building.
Krzywicki and Lavin were scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert A. Richardson in Hartford beginning on Tuesday.
The following narrative is from an FBI special agent whose name was redacted:
During national news coverage of the aforementioned events, video footage which appeared to be captured on mobile devices of persons present on the scene depicted evidence of scores of individuals inside the U.S. Capitol building without authority to be there, in violation of Federal laws. Photographs and videos of several of these persons were disseminated via social media and other open source online platforms.
Beginning on or about January 6, 2021, the FBI received a tip from Complainant-1 regarding individuals later identified as Jean Lavin and her daughter, Carla Krzywicki, having been inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The tip included photographs from Krzywicki’s Facebook account showing Lavin and Krzywicki posing outside the US Capitol and a photograph taken inside the US Capitol, as depicted below:
According to records obtained from AT&T, on January 6, 2021, in and around the time of the incident, a cellphone ending in -78571 was identified as having utilized a cell site consistent with providing service to a geographic area that includes the interior of the United States Capitol building. A law enforcement database attributed the phone number ending in -7857 to Lavin.
Additionally, during an interview with the FBI on June 15, 2021, Lavin acknowledged that phone number ending in -7857 belonged to her.
According to records obtained from Verizon, on January 6, 2021, in and around the time of the incident, a cellphone ending in -7731 was identified as having utilized a cell site consistent with providing service to a geographic area that includes the interior of the United States Capitol building. A law enforcement database attributed the phone number ending in -7731 to KRZYWICKI. Additionally, during an interview with the FBI on June 15, 2021, Krzywicki
acknowledged that phone number ending in -7731 belonged to her.
The FBI reviewed open-source video that shows Lavin and Krzywicki climbing a bike rack that rioters had repurposed from barricades to ladders and placed against the Capitol terraces, allowing them to access the Capitol building, as depicted below:
The FBI obtained videos/photos of Lavin and Krzywicki inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, as depicted below:
On January 6, 20201, Lavin was wearing a red jacket, a pink shirt, a pink hat that said “Trump” and carried a purple backpack. She carried a sign that had two American flags attached to it that read on one side, “Trump Won” and read on the opposite side, “Don’t allow 7 states of cheaters to hijack our election!” Krzywicki was wearing a black jacket, a blue hooded “Trump” sweatshirt, a blue face mask and a red winter hat that said “Trump.”
Based upon my review of Capitol surveillance footage, Lavin and Krzywicki entered the U.S. Capitol through the Senate Wing Door at approximately 2:24 pm on January 6, 2021, as depicted below:
From approximately 2:25 pm to 2:31 pm, Lavin and Krzywicki were in the Capitol Crypt, as depicted below:
From the Crypt, they proceeded to the Crypt Lobby at approximately 2:32 pm, down toward Orientation Lobby, but then returned to the Crypt Lobby at approximately 2:46 pm, as depicted below:
Based upon my review of Capitol surveillance footage, Lavin and Krzywicki exited
the U.S. Capitol through the Senate Wing Door at approximately 2:56 pm, as depicted below:
On June 15, 2021, members of the FBI interviewed Lavin at her home in Connecticut.
Lavin stated she and Krzywicki travelled to Washington, D.C. on January 6 on a bus from Norwich, Connecticut. Lavin stated the bus driver got lost in New York City and they did not arrive to Washington, D.C. until after President Trump’s speech. Once in Washington, D.C., she and her daughter followed the crowd of people towards the Capitol building. Lavin stated she and her daughter entered the Capitol building through an unknown doorway. Lavin stated the doorway was green and the door and window glass of the door were already damaged.
Lavin stated she and her daughter entered the Capitol building for approximately less than one hour, then left for approximately twenty minutes and returned inside the Capitol building for approximately 20 minutes more before leaving again. Lavin stated they entered the Capitol just to look around out of curiosity. Lavin stated she did not post anything on social media from the event but may have sent pictures to friends later.
On June 15, 2021, members of the FBI interviewed Krzywicki at her home in Connecticut. Krzywicki stated she and Lavin travelled to Washington, D.C. on January 6 on a bus from Norwich, Connecticut and that the trip was organized by a local Facebook group. Krzywicki stated the bus driver got lost in New York City and they did not arrive to Washington, D.C. until after President Trump’s speech. Once in Washington, D.C., she and her
mother followed the crowd of people towards the Capitol building.
Krzywicki stated she and Lavin entered the Capitol building through an unknown doorway. Krzywicki stated the
doorway was green and the door and window glass of the door were already damaged. Krzywicki stated she and her mother entered the Capitol building for approximately 30 minutes, then left for approximately twenty minutes and returned inside the Capitol building for approximately 20 minutes. Krzywicki stated that at one point, while inside the Capitol, her mother fell and that was when they both decided to leave the area. Krzywicki stated she posted a picture on Facebook, but later deleted it because it seemed like a bad idea to leave it up.
A member of the FBI who had personal contact with Lavin and Krzywicki has confirmed that the individuals in the pictures above are Jean Lavin and Carla Krzywicki.
Based on the foregoing, your affiant submits that there is probable cause to believe that Jean Lavin and Carla Krzywicki violated 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(1) and (2), which makes it a crime to (1) knowingly enter or remain in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority to do; and (2) knowingly, and with intent to impede or disrupt the orderly conduct of Government business or official functions, engage in disorderly or disruptive conduct in, or within such proximity to, any restricted building or grounds when, or so that, such conduct, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of Government business or official functions; or attempts or conspires to do so. For purposes of Section 1752 of Title 18, a “restricted building” includes a posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area of a building or grounds where the President or other person protected by the Secret Service, including the Vice President, is or will be temporarily visiting; or any building or grounds so restricted in conjunction with an event designated as a special event of national significance.
Your affiant submits there is also probable cause to believe that Jean Lavin and Carla
Krzywicki violated 40 U.S.C. § 5104(e)(2)(D) and (G), which makes it a crime to willfully and
knowingly (D) utter loud, threatening, or abusive language, or engage in disorderly or disruptive
conduct, at any place in the Grounds or in any of the Capitol Buildings with the intent to impede,
disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct of a session of Congress or either House of Congress, or the
orderly conduct in that building of a hearing before, or any deliberations of, a committee of
Congress or either House of Congress and (G) parade, demonstrate, or picket in any of the Capitol
Buildings.
This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.