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February trial schedule for ‘Pink Hat Lady’

Rachel Powell wearing a mesh mask.

A Mercer county woman dubbed the “Pink Hat Lady” after she was recorded on video wearing a pink hat during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot in Washington D.C. has been scheduled to go on trial in February for her actions during the riot.

The trial for Rachel Powell, 41, of Sandy Lake is scheduled to commence Feb. 21, 2023 in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. before Judge Royce C. Lamberth, who set the date Wednesday during a status conference.

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