Peter Schwartz

Peter Schwartz allegedly sprayed Capitol Police with some sort of pepper spray.  Schwartz supposedly accepted the canister of pepper spray from another individual.

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Charges

Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon (1) Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding (2) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon (3) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon (4) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon and Aiding and Abetting (7) Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting (8) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (9) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (10) Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (11) Disorderly Conduct in a the Capitol Grounds or Buildings (12) Act of Physical Violence the Capitol Grounds or Buildings (13)

Case Status

Schwartz was arrested between Feb 2 and Feb 4th, 2021. He initially appeared in court on 2/24/21. Was ordered to remain in custody pretrial. The indictment was issued on 3/3- he plead not guilty to counts 1-14. Second Superseding Indictment issued 2/9/22. Entered a plea of not guilty to all counts of the Second Superesding On 12/6/22, a jury found Schwartz guilty to all charges listed above from Second Superseding Indictment. Sentencing held on 5/5/2023, sentenced to 170 months of incarceration and 36 months of supervised release as to Counts 1, 3, 4, 7, and 8. Further sentenced to 60 months of incarceration and 36 months of supervised release as to Count 2. Defendant sentenced to 120 months of incarceration and 36 months of supervised release as to Counts 9, 10, and 11. Moreover, he was sentenced to 6 months of incarceration as to Counts 12 and 13. All terms of incarceration/supervised release are to run concurrently.

USA Attorney

Jocelyn Bond
Jocelyn Patricia Bond U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 555 Fourth Street, N.W.-Washington, DC. 20530 202 252 [email protected] LEAD ATTORNEY-ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED-Designation: Assistant U.S. Attorney

USA Attorney

Stephen Rancourt
Assistant United States Attorney TX Bar Number: 24079181 United States Attorney's Office District of Columbia Phone- (806)-472-7398 Email- [email protected]

Peter Schwartz's Mailing Address

Peter Schwartz
Inmate# 377185
Correctional Treatment Facility DC-CTF
1901 D St. SE
Washington DC 20003

Please note: Prisoner mail is reviewed by guards. Please keep messages of encouragement to a general and/or religious nature. For example, do not mention the events of Jan. 6th or other current events under criminal investigation.

Information on Writing/Encouragement

Testimonies reveal Schwartz was severely beaten and injured after organizing a Bible study in prison.

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