Peter Schwartz (Capitol rioter)
Peter Schwartz | |
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| Born | Peter J. Schwartz 1973 or 1974 (age 51–52) |
| Occupation | Traveling welder |
| Known for | Participation in the January 6 United States Capitol attack |
| Criminal status | Pardoned |
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| Imprisoned at | United States Penitentiary, Canaan |
Peter J. Schwartz is an American convicted felon known for his participation in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, as well as being one of the first Capitol attack defendants to be convicted of assaulting police officers with pepper spray. On December 6, 2022, he was convicted of eleven charges—nine felonies and two misdemeanors—including four felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers using a dangerous weapon.
On May 5, 2023, Schwartz was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for his role in the Capitol riot. He was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay $2,000 in restitution. Schwartz's prison sentence was the longest for any Capitol attack defendant until Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right anti-government Oath Keepers militia, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on May 25, 2023.
On January 20, 2025, the first day of the second presidency of Donald Trump, Schwartz was pardoned along with nearly every other participant in the Capitol attack.