Former Marine carried the tiki torch Before 2017 white nationalist rally Charlottesville, Va., pleaded guilty Friday to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Tyler Bradley Dykes, Bluffton, SC, admitted his guilt For two felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or obstructing Capitol security officers. Under the plea agreement, the crime carries a maximum sentence of eight years in prison, a $250,000 fine and up to three years of supervised release.
Attorneys for Dykes did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
Dykes, 26, was arrested in July a number of federal charges, including illegalities. Prosecutors agreed to seek dismissal of other counts in the indictment, according to court documents.
His sentencing is scheduled for July 19.
according to court documents, Dykes subscribed to a number of public Telegram groups related to the 2020 presidential election, allegations of voter fraud, and the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s victory prior to the January 6 riots. Prosecutors said one of the groups he belonged to, which called for violence and the overthrow of the government by force, contained a message that referred to a quote attributed to Adolf Hitler.
Dykes, who is serving prison time after a felony conviction in connection with a torchlight march the night before the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, wore a gray jacket and turtleneck pants during the Capitol riots. to court documents.
Dykes was among a group of rioters trying to enter the Capitol through the East Rotunda gates, prosecutors said. Dykes was also accused of forcibly stealing a US Capitol Police riot shield and using it to advance on the Capitol and disrupt the line of police defending the Capitol.
Of the more than 859 defendants convicted since the 2021 riot, more than 520 those convicted from a few days to a prison term 22 years in federal prison.