Bradenton man sentenced for assaulting law enforcement during Jan. 6 Capitol riot

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A 47-year-old Bradenton man was sentenced to prison Thursday after pleading guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.

John Anthony Schubert III was sentenced to 18 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper. Schubert pleaded guilty on April 11, 2024, to a single felony count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers.

Multiple residents of Sarasota and Manatee counties have been charged with or sentenced for crimes related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, including: Bradenton's Tom Vournas and North Port's Leonard Lobianco; Bradenton's Daniel Lyons Scott, who famously carried Nancy Pelosi's lectern; David Moerschel of Punta Gorda and Joseph Hackett of Sarasota; Adam Johnson of Parrish; and Graydon Young, of Englewood.

John Anthony Schubert III of Bradenton, shown here in a red visor, was sentenced to prison Thursday after pleading guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Department of Justice
John Anthony Schubert III of Bradenton, shown here in a red visor, was sentenced to prison Thursday after pleading guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Department of Justice

According to court documents, before 1:00 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021, Schubert joined a large crowd that had gathered near the Peace Monument, located in the roundabout at Pennsylvania Avenue and 1st Street NW, an area known as the “Peace Circle” in Washington, D.C. This area was blocked by fencing and closed to the public on January 6th; however, the crowd of rioters, including Schubert, soon breached the established police barricades in this area and made their way to the West Plaza.

While on the West Plaza, Schubert joined a large group of rioters fighting a heavily outnumbered group of law enforcement officers struggling to prevent rioters from encroaching further toward the Capitol building. During the melee, Schubert put his left shoulder and arm on an officer and used his body weight to push that officer. Court documents say that Schubert also attempted to punch the officer and only retreated from the fighting when he was sprayed with a chemical irritant.

Schubert then made his way to the Upper West Terrace and, at approximately 2:21 p.m., entered the Capitol building by climbing through a broken window next to the Senate Wing Door. After entering, Schubert helped his parents climb through the same broken window. The group then made their way to various locations inside the Capitol, including the Rotunda and Statuary Hall. Schubert exited the Capitol at approximately 2:43 p.m. via the East Front House Door.

The FBI arrested Schubert on Oct. 4, 2023, in Bradenton.

In the 42 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,470 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, including more than 530 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony.

This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Bradenton man gets 18 months in prison for role in Capitol riot