Kentucky man accused of participating in U.S. Capitol riot arrested in Uniontown

[SheltieLover]

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2021/02/04/peter-schwartz-us-capitol-riots-arrest-uniontown-kentucky/stories/202102040169

FEB 4, 2021 4:26 PM
A Kentucky man was arrested Thursday in Uniontown on charges of participating in the U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6, including spraying police with mace.

Peter Schwartz was charged with forcibly assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers; knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building; knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building; obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

Mr. Schwartz appeared briefly before a federal magistrate judge in Pittsburgh and will be held in custody pending more hearings Wednesday, including a hearing on the government's request for detention. It was not immediately clear why he was in Uniontown or whether he has ties to that area.

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On Jan. 11, agents also received a tip from an acquaintance of Mr. Schwartz. The tipster said Mr. Schwartz, a traveling welder by trade, is a felon who had been released from prison because of COVID-19 concerns and was supposed to be in a rehabilitation center in Owensboro, Ky.

More at link. Oh, gee, a convicted felon released early who decides to try to start a war against our government.

[Stallion]

1. Smile for the Camera!

[BlueStater]

2. So many of these rioters are bums with prior criminal records.

Trump is loved by losers and human garbage.

[SheltieLover]

5. Right!

I hope judge keeps him in jail!!! Send him back, pending this trial!

[safeinOhio]

3. There are people that are not comfortable

outside of jail.

[SheltieLover]

7. Agreed!

Needs to be in steel cage.

Wtf do judges keep letting violent offenders out? (His prev charges are unknown, but he is obviously violent!)

[Efilroft Sul]

6. Hiding out in the land of the Fayette Cong, I see.