The FBI is looking for a woman with local ties for her alleged role in the riot at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6.

An article published by The New Yorker on Tuesday tells the story of Rachel Powell, who met a man Jan. 5 in Lancaster County and accompanied him to the “Stop the Steal” rally in the nation's capital.

Once there, the two friends were separated and, according to The New Yorker, Powell joined the mob that stormed the Capitol Building.

Dubbed the “pink hat lady” and “bullhorn lady” by the press, The New Yorker article said Powell collaborated with other rioters to use a makeshift battering ram to shatter a window in the building.

The article states Powell appeared in another video using a bullhorn to shout instructions to rioters inside through a broken Capitol window.

The article includes photos of a “pink hat lady,” who the writer identifies as Powell, on an FBI “wanted” poster.

Powell told The New Yorker she was born in Anaheim, Calif., and moved to West Sunbury when she was 15.

In a statement Tuesday, the FBI's Pittsburgh office would neither confirm nor deny an investigation of Powell.

“All 56 FBI field offices stand ready to help investigate any crimes that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,” the release stated.

Questions on the woman in the pink hat were referred to the U.S. Attorney's Office, which declined to comment and referred inquiries to the FBI.

According to records obtained by the Eagle from the Butler County Bureau of Elections, a Rachel M. Powell last voted in Butler County in 2008.

She did not list a political party on her voter registration.

The documents stated Powell was born in 1980 and that her address at the time of her registration was in Parker.

The New Yorker writer interviewed Powell, who said she is in hiding because of the FBI flyer.

She said in the article she has eight children, ranging from age 4 to an adult in their 20s.

One person who knows Powell is Paula Keswick, who owns Cherish Creamery in Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, with her husband.

Keswick said Powell was a subcontractor who purchased high-quality goat cheese and drinkable yogurt from Cherish Creamery to sell at various farm markets, wine and cheese shows and other events from midstate to Western Pennsylvania.

Keswick said The New Yorker reporter, Ronan Farrow — who is the son of filmmaker Woody Allen and actress Mia Farrow — interviewed her about Powell on Monday.

It was then that Keswick learned Powell admitted to being the woman in the pink hat holding a bullhorn at the Capitol riot.

“I had no idea there was this side of her that everyone is telling me about now,” Keswick said. “I'm totally in shock and disbelief.”

She said Powell always was pleasant when she came to the store.

But during the pandemic, Keswick noticed somewhat of a change in Powell, who began vehemently refusing to wear a mask at any time.

“She was really a very charming, nice person, but after the non-masking thing, she got kind of intense,” Keswick said.

She said the Cherish Farms Facebook page has been trolled since The New Yorker article was published.

Keswick said she last saw Powell in November, when she stopped at the creamery to collect an order of cheese and yogurt.

Powell was not wearing a mask, but Keswick didn't notice any angry demeanor or behavior about Powell, like that of the rioters at the Capitol.

“Her stuff was ready, so she loaded up and left,” Keswick said.

Keswick remains stunned that the nice subcontractor who bought her dairy products is wanted by the FBI as a violent insurrectionist.

“I don't condone violence, and I cannot believe this happened,” Keswick said.