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A Florida woman who interned for Sen. Mark Rubio and worked as an organizer for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign was taken into custody for Jan.6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors say Barbara Balmaseda of Miami Lakes, Florida was captured on CCTV footage “entering the Capital building via the Senate Wing door at approximately 2:16 p.m., just four minutes after rioters initially breached the building,” according to a release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. “According to the allegations, when Balmaseda entered the building, broken glass was scattered on the ground, and…