Kenneth Bonawitz, a member of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group’s Miami chapter, assaulted at least six police officers as he stormed the Capitol with a mob of Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021.
He grabbed one of the officers in a chokehold and injured another so severely that the officer had to retire, according to federal prosecutors.
Police seized the knife from him in between his barrage of attacks on officers.
The Justice Department recommended a prison sentence of five years and 11 months for Bonawitz, who was arrested last January.
He pleaded guilty in August to three felonies — one count of civil disorder and two counts of assaulting police.
He jumped off a stage built for President Joe Biden’s inauguration and tackled two Capitol police officers.
After police confiscated his knife and released him, Bonawitz assaulted four more officers in the span of seven seconds. »
