Prosecutors reveal details of moment Proud Boy chased Chuck Schumer during Capitol riot
Sky Palma
August 23, 2022
Court filings are shedding more light on the moment when a member of the Proud Boys came face-to-face with then-Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on January 6, 2021, CNN reports.
Joshua Pruitt pleaded guilty in June to obstruction of an official proceeding and is due to be sentenced on Friday. Prosecutors want him to spend five years in prison. Over the weekend, prosecutors revealed details of Schumer's escape from the Senate floor as rioters began to breach the Capitol building.
According to the court filing, Schumer and his security detail were "crouch[ing] behind the recessed walls for cover" as they waited for an elevator to take them to an evacuation vehicle -- just before Capitol Police sergeant, identified as K.F., saw Pruitt heading towards them. As soon as he made eye-contact, K.F. yelled, "evac, evac, evac."
As they fled, prosecutors said that the sergeant "recalled hearing Pruitt getting louder behind him," and that "he felt as though they were being chased."
As Schumer and his detail escape through a set of double doors, Pruitt relented and turned around.
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