Capitol riot suspect from Texas asks for, and receives, permission to vacation in Mexico

by CBS Austin

Wed, February 3rd 2021, 4:09 PM UTC

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 file photo, Jenny Cudd, front, a flower shop owner and former Midland mayoral candidate, and Eliel Rosa leave the federal courthouse in Midland, Texas. More than 125 people have been arrested so far on charges related to the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, where a Capitol police officer and four others were killed. (Tim Fischer/Reporter-Telegram via AP)

A Texas woman who is charged in connection to the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol asked a judge for permission to travel to Mexico.

USA Today reports that lawyers for Jenny Cudd, a Midland business owner, said she has a prepaid weekend retreat to Riviera Maya, Mexico, for herself and her employees at a flower shop that would reportedly "serve as a work-related bonding time for employees and their spouses."

A U.S. magistrate approved the request, USA Today reports, ordering that her pretrial travel restrictions to be amended to allow the four-day trip:

The filing, obtained by USA Today, noted that Cudd has no prior criminal history and has remained in contact with her attorney and pretrial service officer, who had no objection to her proposed travel plan. Prosecutors took "no position" on the request.