Priya Sawhney, 30, is seen above in her Las Vegas police booking photo. She faces false identification and burglary charges after heckling Amazon's Jeff Bezos Thursday

Authorities in Las Vegas are filing felony charges against the California woman who was arrested after approaching Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos on a conference stage while yelling about chicken farms.

Court filings showed that Priya Sawhney, 30, is due before a judge Friday on false identification and burglary counts stemming from her arrest Thursday at Amazon's re:Mars event. In Nevada, burglary relates to entering a building with intent to commit a felony.

Sawhney was first heard heckling Bezos from somewhere in the middle of the audience during his 'fireside chat' interview on the final day of Amazon's re:MARS conference at Las Vegas' Aria Resort & Casino Thursday.

Bezos' speech was meant to be the headline act of the $2,000 per-head conference, but Sawhney, who is said to be a member of the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere, stole the limelight with a dramatic stage invasion when she said, in front of thousands, 'I've been inside Amazon's chicken farms where animals are criminally abused.'

She urged Bezos to commit to helping animals as she continued her advance towards him, before being ushered off-stage by four security guards.

'You're the richest man on the planet, you can help the animals – you can help the environment,' Sawhney shouted as she was surrounded by security guards and ushered off stage.

Priya Sawhney (shown left) was first heard heckling Bezos from the middle of the audience during his 'fireside chat' on the fourth day of Amazon's re:MARS conference

'I've been inside Amazon's chicken farms where animals are criminally abused,' the woman claimed in front of thousands inside the Aria Resort & Casino

Sawhney never got close to Bezos. He remained seated opposite a moderator while Sawhney was removed and detained by police.

In an attempt to ease tensions, Bezos turned to his interviewer and asked: 'Do you have a response to that?' prompting a smattering of laughter to break-out among those watching on.

Direct Action Everywhere, who pledge 'total animal liberation through nonviolent direct action', took responsibility for the incident and said in a press release that Sawhney's outburst came in reference to a chicken supplier in California that provides chickens to Amazon.

They say she attempted to 'offer him a flower and [asked] him to speak out against what DxE says is animal cruelty at an Amazon chicken supplier, as well as the felony prosecution of whistleblowers exposing animal abuse at that supplier.'

Sawhney urged Bezos to commit to helping animals as she continued her advance towards him, before being ushered off-stage by four security guards

'You're the richest man on the planet, you can help the animals – you can help the environment,' Sawhney shouted as she was being directed out of the room

In a pre-prepared statement, Sawhney (shown left and right) said: 'animal abuse is the crime here, not animal rescue,' Sawhney said. 'It's time Amazon and Jeff Bezos take a stand for transparency, rather than actively suppressing the truth'

In an attempt to ease tensions, Bezos turned to his interviewer and asked: 'Do you have a response to that?' prompting a smattering of laughter to break-out among those watching on

Sawhney did not get near Bezos (shown), who remained seated for the duration of the incident

Sawhney attempted to 'offer him a flower and [asked] him to speak out against what DxE says is animal cruelty at an Amazon chicken supplier, as well as the felony prosecution of whistleblowers exposing animal abuse at that supplier,' DXE said in a statement

Sawhney, who is said to have faced felony charges from protests in the past, was due in court Friday on two charges stemming from her arrest Thursday

In a prepared statement, Sawhney said: 'Animal abuse is the crime here, not animal rescue,' Sawhney said. 'It's time Amazon and Jeff Bezos take a stand for transparency, rather than actively suppressing the truth.'

Thursday's demonstration offered a rare occurrence in which Bezos came into direct contact with a protester.

As the world's richest man, Bezos usually has a tight security outfit in which Amazon shells out $1.6million for per year.

In the few instances he does make public speeches, the events are usually restricted and controlled, in a bid to limit security risks.

Direct Action Everywhere spokesman Matt Johnson said Sawhney is from Berkeley, California, and has faced felony charges for protests at California poultry farms.

The animal rights group previously made headlines after one of its members, Aidan Cook, 24, stormed the stage during a MoveOn event in San Francisco June 2.

Sen. Kamela Harris was onstage, speaking, when Cook grabbed the mic from Harris and started speaking to the crowd.

He was eventually escorted off the stage and, unlike, Sawhney, will not face any changes, according to HuffPost.