Son of Brooklyn Judge Is Arrested Over Role in Riot at Capitol

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Aaron Mostofsky, who was taken into custody in Brooklyn on Tuesday, faces four federal charges, including theft of government property.

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Aaron Mostofsky, center, was wearing a bulletproof vest emblazoned with the word “police” as pro-Trump extremists breached the U.S. Capitol last week.

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Draped head-to-toe in fur pelts, a bulletproof vest strapped to his torso, the son of a Brooklyn judge wandered the halls of the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday, stopping amid the melee to give an interview while clutching a riot shield.

“We were cheated,” he told The New York Post, parroting President Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud. “I don’t think 75 million people voted for Trump — I think it was close to 85 million.”

On Tuesday, the man, Aaron Mostofsky, was arrested on federal charges, part of a national manhunt by law enforcement officials to identify members of the mob that had forced its way into the Capitol. Another man, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority employee, was also arrested on Tuesday in White Plains.

Mr. Mostofsky, 34, is the son of Kings County Supreme Court Judge Steven Mostofsky, who also goes by Shlomo. He and his father are registered Democrats, according to New York State election records.

Aaron Mostofsky was taken into custody by F.B.I. agents at his brother’s home in Brooklyn, according to two people briefed on the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

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