Peter Schwartz is an insurrectionist from Kentucky who was sentenced to fourteen years for his participation in the January 6th attempt to overturn the government. He used a chair as a weapon against Capitol Police and also used mace. Prosecutors said he was one of the most violent of the insurrectionists who attacked the United States that day. Trump pardoned him.
In 2019, he was convicted of terroristic threatening and possession of a weapon while a felon. He was released in 2020 due to COVID and was on probation when he attacked the U.S. Capitol.
He had dozens of convictions in four states, including domestic violence, threatening his girlfriend, and assaulting security officers. A woman he threatened to kill fears for her life after his pardon.
The DOJ sentencing memo stated that in addition to four active warrants at the time of sentencing, he was on probation for these offenses:
- Daviess County, KY – Traffic Offenses (arrest date 3/4/2019)
- Marysville, OH – Domestic Violence (arrest date 10/4/2020)
- Daviess County, KY – Terrorist/Threatening 3rd Degree and Possession of a Firearm by aConvicted Felon (arrest date 7/28/2019)
- Daviess County, KY – Terroristic Threatening- 3 rd Degree (arrest date 6/29/2019)
He had several past convictions for assault, domestic violence, larceny, theft, battery, possession, and more. And that’s who Trump pardoned.