A former New York City Council candidate was arrested this week for allegedly assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 riot.
Mitchell Bosch, 44, of Brooklyn, was charged with felony offenses of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding authorities, as well as several misdemeanors including engaging in physical violence in the Capitol building or grounds, the US Attorney’s Office said in a news release Wednesday .
Bosch — who ran for the council last year — was previously arrested at anti-vaccine protests at Burger King, Applebee’s and a Cheesecake Factory.
He “can be seen in multiple instances” of video footage of the infamous 2021 riot “opposing the police advance by pushing directly against the officers, assisting other rioters in pushing against officers, and encouraging other rioters to oppose the police,” the affidavit viewed by The Post read.
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