A New York City judge’s son who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing a furry “caveman“ costume was sentenced on Friday to eight months in prison.
that he was “literally on the front lines” of the mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
Mostofsky had asked the judge for mercy, saying he was ashamed of his “contribution to the chaos of that day.“ Mostofsky was one of the first rioters to enter the restricted area around the Capitol and among the first to breach the building itself, through the Senate Wing doors, according to prosecutors. He pushed against a police barrier that officers were trying to move and stole a Capitol Police bulletproof vest and riot shield, prosecutors said.
Mostofsky has worked as an assistant architect in New York. His father, Steven Mostofsky, is a state court judge in Brooklyn. “I hope at this point you understand that your indulgence in that fantasy has led to this tragic situation,” the judge added.to a felony charge of civil disorder and misdemeanor charges of theft of government property and entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. Mostofsky was the first Capitol rioter to be sentenced for a civil disorder conviction.
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