Boise woman charged in US Capitol riot speaks out

A Boise woman was arrested Wednesday in connection to the Jan. 6 riot at the United States Capitol Building. She was later released on Friday and spoke with KTVB about why she went to the Capitol.

Yvonne St Cyr, 53, was "taken into custody without incident" by agents with Homeland Security Investigations, officers with the Boise Police Department, and members of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force.

According to the FBI, an arrest warrant was issued for St Cyr in Washington, D.C. in connection to alleged crimes during the riot. St Cyr is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Both charges are misdemeanors and carry a penalty of up to a year and up to six months incarceration, respectively.

[johnhouchins]

Entering through a broken window might be the first clue you're guilty of more than "poor judgement".

[dustinsaidtoney]

"I didn't intend to commit a crime." For some of us our intentions don't matter.

[TheKim]

People in jail usually end up there as a result of exercising poor judgement, it's no excuse.

[charyleemel]

The right thing is for her to serve time in prison, it's the only way she'll understand

[少川靖男]

nonetheless, lifetime felon status please.

[derekgharris]

“If I’m guilty of poor judgment, l’ll own that” doesn’t equivocate with “l still think l did the right thing”. Just shows the lack of intellect these people have and what we are up against…..

[jeannieluna]

She still believes “what I did was right”. Smh. These

[henningskondowe]

Criminals have one thing in common, "poor judgment" so yes you are guilty as charged.

[DavidKowalski]

She utters two nonsense statements: "I didn't intend to do what I did" and "I might have used poor judgement but I did the right thing." She thus shows no remorse or real change in thinking and would do the same illegal thing under similar circumstances. She clearly owes a debt to society that can only be paid with prison time.

[atrain]

Lack of “intent” doesn’t exclude you from committing a crime.

[clutch]

First sign of poor judgement is that tattoo.

[roadkill]

I know a guy who just did 30 years for not intending to do a crime. And he literally didn't intend the crime.

Why should these people be let free?

[robertl.]

Guilty of bad judgement... Yeah... Since
November 2016 and still going on strong...

[eddietrujillo]

She’s a criminal. No remorse and still believes in the big lie.

[sneese]

"I still think what I do is the right thing." Well, just because YOU think it's the right thing doesn't mean that it actually is the right thing; or a legal thing for that matter.

[BinaBecker]

She's still lying, I see. Good luck trying to lie your way out of federal prison, lady.

[MrSesmith]

“I’ll own what I do!” Then pleads not guilty.

[EattheApple]

Last time I got pulled over I said to the cop, "Officer, I did not intend to get pulled over by you, so lets just forget about this, ok?"

[lenyo]

Ah yes, go with that in front of the judge, 'I still believe I did the right thing'

[sydnidowney]

BUT YOU DID COMMIT A CRIME. HOPE YOU’RE REALLY GOING TO ACCEPT THAT. DOESN’T SOUND LIKE IT.