The son of a New York judge was sentenced to eight months in jail for storming the Capitol while dressed as a caveman.
After investigators identified him in multiple media appearances from the insurrection, the 35-year-old man was arrested.
The judge said that he was on the front lines of the attack when he sentenced him on Friday.
The judge said that what you and others did on that day imposed an indelible stain on how our nation is perceived, both at home and abroad.
The judge said that he was struck by the details in over 30 letters describing Mostofsky's charitable work.
The judge said that those do diminish the time he will give you.
Along with eight months of jail time, Mostofsky was ordered to pay $2,000 in damage to the building and 200 hours of community service.
The son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice pleaded guilty in February to civil disorder, theft of government property, and entering and remaining in a restricted building.
According to CNN, Mostofsky described the riot as a war scene and said he did not intend to harm any police officers.
He asked the judge to have mercy.
During the hearing, Mostofsky's attorney said that he was a character who appeared in key moments of history, CNN said.
Smith said that it was a silly concept and that Mostofsky wears costumes at all kinds of events.
According to charging documents, Mostofsky was identified after he did a video interview with The New York Post from inside the Capitol building in which he claimed the election was stolen.
He told The Post that he didn't think 75 million people voted for Trump.
The Capitol Police officer who wore the bulletproof vest was pictured inside the Capitol with a riot shield.
According to court records, he told the New York Post that he found the items on the floor. The federal government values the shield at $256 and the bulletproof vest at $1,905.
More than 270 people have pleaded guilty for their roles in the Capitol riot.
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