Federal agents arrested a North Carolina woman Wednesday, accusing her of being part of the Oath Keepers militia that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

Five people died in the attack on the Capitol building, including a police officer. Supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the building as the House and Senate met to certify President Joe Biden's win.

Agents arrested Laura Steele, 52, of Thomasville, North Carolina, in Greensboro Wednesday. They said she was part of the camouflage-clad Oath Keepers militia that helped breach the Capitol. She was indicted with eight others accused of being part of the militia.

Steele asked to become a member of the militia just days before the pro-Trump rally turned to violence in Washington D.C., according to federal prosecutors.

Court records say Steele asked to be made a member of the Oath Keepers on January 3 so she could join her brother, Graydon Young, who was already a militia member.

Steele and her brother stayed at a hotel in a Washington suburb the night before the attack, according to the indictment.

The indictment accused Steele and the five others of being part of a column of militia members seen moving in a group up the steps of the Capitol and into the building.

Steele faces four charges for her alleged part in the attack on the Capitol, including conspiracy, destruction of government property, and obstruction of an official proceeding.  

According to federal prosecutors, "The Oath Keepers are a large but loosely organized collection of individuals, some of whom are associated with militias. Some members of the Oath Keepers believe that the federal government has been coopted by a cabal of elites, actively trying to strip American citizens of their rights."

"Though the Oath Keepers will accept anyone as members, they explicitly focus on recruiting current and former military, law enforcement, and first-responder personnel," the indictment says.

According to the indictment, Steele and the others walked “together in a military ‘stack’ formation while utilizing hand signals to maintain communication and coordination while advancing toward the Capitol as part of the January 6 operation.”

They’re accused of “forcibly storming past exterior barricades, Capitol Police, and other law enforcement officers, and entering the Capitol complex in executing the January 6 operation,” according to prosecutors.