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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Jon Seidel

Retired Chicago firefighter gets 2 months in prison for taking part in ‘Tunnel’ siege at U.S. Capitol

Prosecutors say this image depicts retired Chicago firefighter Joseph Pavlik on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (U.S. District Court)

A federal judge has handed a two-month prison sentence to a retired longtime Chicago firefighter who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by trying to push aside police officers protecting an area known as the Tunnel.

Joseph Pavlik, 66, of Chicago was arrested in January, and he pleaded guilty in August to civil disorder. Federal prosecutors have tied him to a militia group known as the Guardians of Freedom, which they say was founded by Pavlik’s nephew and is “loosely affiliated” with the Three Percenters.

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