Ex-funeral home owner pleads guilty to assaulting police and journalists during Capitol riot
A former Long Island funeral home owner has pleaded guilty to spraying wasp killer at police officers and assaulting two journalists, including an Associated Press photographer, during a mob’s riot at the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Published - Oct 17, 2024, 01:42 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 06:14 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Long Island funeral home owner pleaded guilty on Thursday to spraying wasp killer at police officers and assaulting two journalists, including an Associated Press photographer, during a mob's riot at the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago.
Peter Moloney, 60, of Bayport, New York, is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 11 by U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols. Moloney answered the judge's routine questions as he pleaded guilty to two assault charges stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the Capitol.
Defense attorney Edward Heilig said his client takes “full responsibility" for his conduct on Jan. 6.
“He deeply regrets his actions on that day,” Heilig said after the hearing.
