Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta gave the longest sentence so far to a January 6 Trumpist insurrectionist: 14 years and two months, followed by three years of supervised release. Kentucky MAGA moron Peter Schwartz, someone with a long criminal record, was described by the judge as lacking remorse for his actions, who said his prosecution was politically motivated, just like his cult leader the Malignant Loser. From the Associated Press:
"Schwartz was armed with a wooden tire knocker when he and his then-wife, Shelly Stallings, joined other rioters in overwhelming a line of police officers on the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace, where he threw a folding chair at officers.
'By throwing that chair, Schwartz directly contributed to the fall of the police line that enabled rioters to flood forward and take over the entire terrace,' prosecutor Jocelyn Bond wrote in a court filing.
Schwartz, 49, also armed himself with a police-issued “super soaker” canister of pepper spray and sprayed it at retreating officers. Advancing to a tunnel entrance, Schwartz coordinated with two other rioters, Markus Maly and Jeffrey Brown, to spray an orange liquid toward officers clashing with the mob." (our emphasis)
While he was awaiting trial and sentencing, Schwartz collected $71,000 from his fans using the site "Patriot Pete Political Prisoner in D.C." That money will be part of a fine against him. There's this, too:
"Schwartz was on probation when he joined the Jan. 6 riot. His criminal record includes a 'jaw-dropping' 38 prior convictions since 1991, 'several of which involved assaulting or threatening officers or other authority figures...'” (our emphasis)
Very fine people, those January 6 insurrectionists. Sending Schwartz a complimentary soap-on-a-rope for navigating those tricky prison showers.
(photo: U.S. Department of Justice)
