Two Athens County sisters are expected to join their brother Tuesday at their initial hearing on federal charges filed against them after authorities say they found video recordings of the three inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.
Abigail Yazdani-Isfehani, 27, also known as Abby Yazdani, and Loruhamah Yazdani-Isfehani, 33, also known as Loru Yazdani, both of Albany, Ohio, each face federal misdemeanor charges of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in the U.S. Capitol, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the Capitol, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
Warrants were issued for the two sisters on Feb. 18, and the two were arrested in Columbus on Feb. 23, according to court records.
Their brother, Loammi Yazdani-Isfehani, 31, also known as Elijah Yazdani, and also from Albany, Ohio, had already been charged with similar offenses in May 2021.
The three siblings are scheduled for an initial appearance in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington via video teleconference on Tuesday.
The siblings could not be reached by The Dispatch for comment. In fact, the U.S. Attorney's office has been advised to try and contact the three to make sure they have their own attorney or a federal public defender assigned to them for Tuesday's hearing.
The Dispatch did reach their...
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