A woman charged in the January 6 riot at the Capitol has been cleared by a federal judge to travel to Mexico later this month.
In an injunction issued Friday, US District Judge Trevor McFadden granted Jenny Louise Cudd’s request to take a “work-related bonding trip” with her employees to Riviera Maya, Mexico, between Feb. 18-21.
Cudd’s request, filed earlier this week, stated it was prepaid and work-related for employees and their spouses.
Prior to the alleged violation in question, Ms. Cudd had planned and prepaid a weekend stay with her employees for the dates of Feb. 18 through Feb. 21, 2021 in Riviera Maya, Mexico, her lawyers wrote. “This is a work-related retreat for employees and their spouses.”
McFadden noted in his warrant that granting her permission to make the trip, prosecutors did not oppose the trip.
“The court also notes that the suspect has no criminal history and that there is no evidence in court that the suspect poses a flight risk or poses a danger to others,” McFadden wrote.
Cudd, who owns a flower shop in Midland, Texas, was charged Jan. 12 of entering and staying on restricted grounds and of violent entry or disorderly conduct during the Capitol riot. Video footage emerged of her entering the building and walking through the Capitol Rotunda and Statuary Hall, according to a An affidavit from the FBI.
She was also featured in a Facebook livestream discussing being part of “the new revolution started in the Capitol” and saying she was entering the Capitol.
“We pushed, pushed and pushed, screaming ‘go’ and screaming charged,” she said in the video. “We pushed and pushed, and we’ve got it.”
Two days after the riot, Cudd also gave a television interview in which she said, “we patriots stormed the Capitol” and “yes, I would absolutely do it again.”
The Texan was released on bond on January 21 until her next hearing, which took place Thursday. She was ordered to stay away from Washington except for lawsuits or for meetings with her attorney.