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May 8, 2023

Pennsylvania Man Gets 14+ Years in Prison for Assaulting Police at Jan. 6 Insurrection
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In Washington, D.C., Peter Schwartz, a Pennsylvania man who
pepper-sprayed officers and threw a chair at them during the January 6
Capitol insurrection, was sentenced Friday to more than 14 years in
prison. It's the longest sentence yet for a Capitol rioter.


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