A Florida man has copped to the charges for his role in the infamous Jan. 6 Capitol riot, admitting to assaulting a police officer during the melee that shook the nation, federal authorities announced Thursday.
John Anthony Schubert III, a 47-year-old resident of Bradenton, Florida, pled guilty to the felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers as part of the throng that disrupted Congress as it was certifying the 2020 election results, and now he waits for his July 11 sentencing by U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper, according to the Justice Department's report.
The court record details how Schubert joined a horde that stormed past police barricades near the Peace Monument area, his participation in an aggressive onslaught against outnumbered law enforcement officers was noted at the West Plaza and despite an attempt to punch an officer, he reeled back when hit by a chemical irritant, the skirmish did not end there, for he penetrated the Capitol building via a shattered window which he also used to usher his parents inside.
It was not until Oct. 4, 2023, that Schubert was apprehended in his hometown, becoming one of more than 1,387 individuals to be charged for the Capitol breach-related crimes, this particular case is being handled by both the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice’s National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section with the FBI's Tampa and Washington Field Offices identifying Schubert as BOLO #345 on their wanted list, while the Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department have also offered a hand in the research.
So far, in the aftermath that the Jan. 6 incident has left in its wake, over 493 individuals have faced felony charges for assaulting or impeding officers, and federal prosecutors continue to work through the backlog of cases.
