Man who stormed US Capitol in caveman costume gets prison sentence

More than 780 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot, and over 280 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanours

Supporters of President Donald Trump, including Aaron Mostofsky, right, who is identified in his arrest warrant, walk down the stairs outside the Senate Chamber in the US Capitol in Washington on January 6 2021 (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

A New York City judge’s son who stormed the US Capitol wearing a furry caveman costume has been sentenced to eight months in prison.

US District Judge James Boasberg told Aaron Mostofsky that he was “literally on the front lines” of the mob’s attack on January 6 2021.