- The son of a New York judge was jailed for his role in the January 6 riot.
- Aaron Mostofsky, 35, was filmed storming the Capitol dressed as a caveman.
- The judge said he had reduced Mostofski’s sentence because of his charity and selflessness.
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The son of a New York judge who stormed the Capitol dressed as a caveman was sentenced to eight months in prison for his role in the January 6 riot.
Aaron Mostofsky, 35, who was pictured raiding the Capitol, adorned with furs, a police vest and a shield, was arrested after investigators identified him in numerous media reports of the riot.
As he convicted him on Friday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said Mostofsky was “literally at the forefront” of the attack, CNN reported.
“What you and others did that day has left an indelible mark on the way our nation is perceived, both at home and abroad, and this cannot be undone,” the judge said.
However, the judge said he was “struck by the details” in more than 30 letters describing Mostofsky’s charity and selflessness.
“They reduce the time I will give you,” the judge said.
Along with eight months in prison, Mostofsky was sentenced to pay $ 2,000 in restitution for damages during the attack, and was given 200 hours of community service and one year of controlled release.
Mostofsky, the son of Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Stephen Mostofsky, pleaded guilty in February to rioting, stealing state property and entering and staying in a restricted building.
While in court on Friday, Mostofsky described the riots as a “military scene” and said he “did not intend to injure police officers”, according to CNN.
He asked the judge to “have mercy” during the sentencing.
His lawyer, Nicholas Smith, said during the hearing that Mostofsky attended the rally as a “zelig”, which he described as a character who appeared at key moments in history, CNN reported.
Smith said it was a “stupid concept” and that Mostofsky “wore suits to all kinds of events.”
Mostofsky was identified after conducting a video interview with The New York Post from the Capitol building, in which he claimed that the election had been stolen, according to indictment documents.
“I don’t think 75 million people voted for Trump,” he told The Post, according to prosecutors. “I think it was close to 85 million.”
The New York Post and Gothamist identified Mostofsky in photos from the siege of the Capitol, where he can be seen with skins and a police shield. Mike Taylor / Reuters
Mostofsky was depicted inside the Capitol with a Capitol police shield and bulletproof vest of a Capitol police officer.
He told the New York Post that he found the items on the floor and took them, according to court records. The federal government estimates the bulletproof vest at $ 1,905 and the shield at $ 256.65.
More than 760 people have been arrested in connection with the Capitol riot, and more than 270 have pleaded guilty.
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