A Mercer County woman dubbed the “pink hat lady” for the brightly colored hat she wore when she allegedly tried to smash through a window at the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, was granted a new attorney and has another status conference March 2 in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh.

Those were the results of a virtual status conference held Friday for Rachel M. Powell, 41, of Sandy Lake, before U.S. Judge Royce C. Lamberth.

Her new attorney is Michael J. Engle of the Armstrong Teasdale law firm in Philadelphia.

A former West Sunbury resident, Powell has been free on her own recognizance since she was released from the Butler County Prison in February.

According to charging documents, Powell is accused of battering a window at the U.S. Capitol building with a large wooden pole, among other things.

A mother of eight, Powell faces charges of obstruction, depredation of government property, entering a restricted building or grounds with a dangerous weapon, entering a restricted building or grounds and violent entry or disorderly conduct.