The son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court judge was arrested Tuesday in connection with last week’s US Capitol riot, a source familiar with the case confirmed to Fox News.
Aaron Mostofsky was reportedly “arrested by the FBI at his brother’s Brooklyn residence” and will appear before a magistrate judge in the Eastern District on Tuesday afternoon.
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Mostofsky faces several charges for his role in Wednesday’s siege, including theft of government property, knowingly entering or staying in a restricted building or on land without legal authority, knowingly with the intention of preventing government business or official functions , involvement in disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, illegal entry and disorderly conduct.
In viral photos, a masked Mostofsky can be seen holding a police riot shield and wearing a bulletproof vest over his own fur.
Mostofsky’s appearance will be virtual. He will then be extradited to Washington, DC, where the case is being processed.
Mostofsky is the son of Shlomo Mostofsky, a prominent modern Orthodox figure in the neighborhood and former president of the National Council for Young Israel.
Elder Mostofsky was elected to the Kings County Supreme Court last January, according to Gothamist.
Mostofsky’s brother, Nachman Mostofsky, is vice president of the South Brooklyn Conservative Club.
Aaron Mostofsky told the New York Post that he felt he had been “cheated” in the presidential election – echoing comments made in a video taken inside the Capitol building.
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“I don’t think 75 million people voted for Trump – I think it was almost 85 million,” he said. “I think some states that were red for a long time turned blue and were stolen, like New York.”
The attack on the United States Capitol building resulted in the deaths of five people, including police officer Brian D. Sicknick, 42.