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California man who pepper sprayed police during Capitol protest gets over 4 years in prison

Over 1,000 people have been arrested in the Jan. 6 Capitol protest

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A Southern California man who assaulted police with pepper spray during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison, federal authorities announced.

Jeffrey Scott Brown, 56, of Santa Ana received a sentence of 54 months in federal prison for felony and misdemeanor charges related to the mob attack by supporters of former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a Friday press statement.

More than 1,000 individuals have been arrested, including more than 320 people who have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, the DOJ said. Trump supporters that day tried to stop Congress from certifying presidential election results for Joe Biden, a Democrat, over Trump, a Republican.

FLORIDA MAN SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ROLE IN CAPITOL ATTACK

U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

People loyal to President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Jeffrey Scott Brown, 56, of Santa Ana was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison for his role in the protest. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Brown and two co-defendants were found guilty at trial in December.

Peter J. Schwartz of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, is scheduled to be sentenced in May. It was not clear why Markus Maly of Fincastle, Virginia, was not sentenced Friday as scheduled.

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Prosecutors had sought a sentence of 70 months for Brown, who they say dove toward the front of a makeshift police line and used on officers a stolen can of pepper spray handed to him by Schwartz.

Brown's attorney, Samuel C. Moore, sought 40 months in prison, according to court documents.

Moore said that the conduct involved "less than 10 minutes of Mr. Brown’s life" and the alleged pepper spray "did not make contact with any specific victim." Still, Moore wrote, Brown admits he should never have been in the Capitol tunnel that day and that he takes responsibility for doing so.