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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man with a long criminal record was sentenced Friday to a record-setting 14 years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray as he stormed the U.S. Capitol with his wife.
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Peter Schwartz’s prison sentence is the longest so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.
A US man with a long criminal record has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for attacking...
Prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of 24 years and 6 months for Peter Schwartz, a welder.
Peter Schwartz, 49, of Kentucky, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.