News Desk
Aaron Mostofsky, the son of a New York Supreme Court (NY SC) judge, was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with last week’s rioting at the U.S. Capitol, according to a news report.
The younger Mostofsky, before being identified as the judge’s son, told the New York Post on Wednesday that he had stormed the Capitol because “the election was stolen.”
Aaron Mostofsky was seen wearing a fur costume inside the Capitol and wielding a police riot shield that he said he “found,” according to the New York Post. “We were cheated. I don’t think 75 million people voted for Trump — I think it was close to 85 million,” he told the outlet.
“I think certain states that have been red for a long time turned blue and were stolen, like New York.” A spokesman for Judge Shlomo Mostofsky, a well-known figure in the Orthodox Jewish community, told the outlet on Friday that the judge “has no knowledge of these unfortunate events.”
Law enforcement has made a number of arrests in connection with the unrest at the Capitol, with many of the rioters having travelled from across the country to protest the electoral vote count that ultimately affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
