Jan. 6 rioter receives record-breaking 14-year sentence for attacking police.

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Peter Schwartz, a man who attacked police officers with their own chemical spray during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, has been sentenced to over 14 years in prison, the longest sentence yet for a Jan. 6 rioter. Schwartz was convicted of four felony counts of assault on law enforcement, obstructing the vote count, and related charges. The judge cited Schwartz's long criminal history and gleeful violence during the riot as reasons for the stiff sentence. Schwartz's wife, who was with him during the riot, pleaded guilty to assaulting officers with pepper spray and was sentenced to two years in prison.
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